- 2024, Consumer
Prohibits cell-cultured or lab grown proteins from being marketed as “meat.”
HB 2754 / SB 2603
Bill Description
Food and Food Products – As introduced, clarifies that a cell-cultured protein offered for sale, sold, or distributed in this state and labeled or advertised as meat, a meat food product, poultry, or a poultry food product is misbranded under the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; specifies that under the Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act the definitions of “meat,” “meat food product,” “poultry,” or “poultry food product” do not include a cell-cultured protein.
Bill Sponsors
Rep. Dale Carr
Sen. Frank Niceley
Bill Co-Sponsors
Senate: Bowling
TLRC Statement on Bill
If passed into law, this bill will prohibit the inclusion of cell-cultured meats or “cultivated meat” otherwise known as lab-grown meat, from being labeled and marketed as the genuine artifact so defined by the Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act.
Such products will be classified as mislabeled if they are so labeled and marketed in the state of Tennessee.
Will also prohibit the inclusion of cell-cultivated meats in the definition of “meat”, “meat food product” “poultry” or poultry food product” according to the Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act.
Vote Result:
Committee Only
TLRC Position:
SUPPORT
