Alabama becomes second state to ban lab-grown meat

Alabama became the second state in the nation to ban cultured meat after Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill this week that bans the sale, production and distribution of cultured meat and imposes criminal penalties. The bill (SB23) was introduced by Alabama Senator Jack Williams (R-Wilmar), co-chair of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, […]

Law prohibiting the sale of lab-grown meat in Alabama moves forward

Last week, the Alabama Senate passed a bill that would ban the sale and manufacture of products that resemble fake meat, which are made by growing cells in a laboratory. SB23 is sponsored by Alabama Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmar), who chairs the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee. The bill would ban and impose criminal […]

US Regulators Okay Nation’s First ‘Lab-Grown’ Chicken

Federal regulators Wednesday approved the sale of cell-cultured chicken by two California-based food-tech firms in the first such action in the country. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved Upside Foods and Good Meat, paving the way for a greener approach to meat farming, reports The newspaper. Associated Press (AP). According to the […]