The first bill banning lab-grown meat was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on May 1. The bill prohibits the manufacture for sale, sale, holding or offering …
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Tester & Rounds Introduce Bill to Ban Fake Meat from School Lunches
by Colter BrownU.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced legislation that would ban fake meat products from being served in school lunches. The School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024 …
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The Italian government has just done something many American farmers and ranchers probably wish their government would do. Italy banned cultivated meat, the kind grown in laboratory bioreactors from stem …
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U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently reintroduced the Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully (MEAT) Act to end deceptive labeling practices for alternative protein products. …
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Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Struggle to Maintain Early Momentum
by Colter BrownU.S. consumers remain interested in plant-based meat alternatives, but higher prices have led many prospective return consumers to taper off their purchases. The price of plant-based meats is often several …
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Cattle Producers Direct NCBA Action on Cell-Cultured Products
by Colter BrownMembers of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) passed a directive this week at the NCBA Summer Business Meeting to continue the association’s advocacy efforts on transparent labeling and inspection …
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JBS Subsidiary Starts to Build Commercial Cultivated Meat Plant in Spain
by Andy SchwabOn Thursday, JBS’s subsidiary, Bio Tech Foods, announced they are going to build a commercial size cell cultured meat plant in Spain. The Brazilian meatpacker’s subsidiary said the investMEAT project, …
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Lab-Grown Meat Carbon Footprint Potentially Greater than Retail Beef
by Colter BrownA new report suggests lab-grown meat may have a larger carbon footprint than retail beef. Researchers at the University of California-Davis found that lab-grown or “cultivated” meat’s environmental impact is …
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Cattlemen Raise Concerns with Executive Order on Biotechnology
by Colter BrownLast week, the White House announced an Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy. It outlines a “a whole-of-government approach to …
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Comparing Beef with Plant-Based Alternative Proteins: What are the Facts?
by Colter BrownThe following is an opinion editorial written by Norman Voyles, Jr., the 2021 vice chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, who runs a cow-calf and feedlot operation in Indiana In …