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Committee hears competing views on SB 15 77, a bill requiring clearer labeling for fabricated egg and meat products
Summary
SB 15 77 would classify plant-, insect- or lab-based products as misbranded if labels use meat/egg terms without clear proximate qualifiers; supporters called it consumer-protection and alignment with federal guidance, opponents warned state-level labeling risks conflict with federal law and interstate commerce.
The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 15 77, introduced by Senator Nash, which would require plant-based, insect-based, or cell-cultivated products that use terms associated with meat or eggs to include clear, prominent qualifiers disclosing the product is not made from eggs or meat.
Isaac Insco, chief of staff to Representative Todd Nash, testified the bill is a straightforward transparency measure: "If a package uses a meat term…
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