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Committee to require labeling of cultivated-protein products and bar them from student meals
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Summary
The Riverside Local Policy Committee reviewed a state-driven change to its food-services policy to require labeling of 'cultivated protein' products and to prohibit serving them to students; the committee described the amendment as straightforward and based on NEOLA guidance.
Riverside Local Policy Committee members reviewed a proposed change to the district’s food-services policy that would require labeling of cultivated-protein products and prohibit serving those products to students.
The change responds to a referenced state regulation about “cultivated protein food products or food misbranded as meat or egg,” the committee member said. “It's fake meat,” the committee member added, and “you just can't serve it to kids and call it meat.” The member said NEOLA guidance was used to incorporate required language into the district policy.
Committee members described the edit as primarily a labeling and serving restriction tied to state requirements rather than a broader change to meal options. The committee member said the amendment is “pretty straightforward” and that options in the draft generally match previous district choices.
No formal motion or vote was taken during the meeting; the committee concluded discussion and moved to the next agenda item. The member indicated the required language will be incorporated into the policy document according to NEOLA guidance and shared with the board as part of the packet for further review at the board meeting.
