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SB 261 - Prohibits Lab Grown Meat - Texas Key Vote

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Title: Prohibits Lab Grown Meat

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that prohibits lab-grown meat in Texas.

Highlights:

  • Defines “cell-cultured protein” as a food product derived from harvesting animal cells and artificially replicating those cells in a growth medium to produce tissue (Sec. 1).

  • Prohibits the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption (Sec. 2).

  • Specifies that this Section expires September 1, 2027 (Sec. 2).

  • Specifies that the definition of any of the following under Health and Safety Code may not include a cell-cultured protein (Sec. 3):

    • Egg;

    • Egg product;

    • Fish;

    • Meat;

    • Meat food product;

    • Poultry; or

    • Poultry product.

  • Requires cell-cultured products to be prominently labeled near the name of the product as either “cell-cultured,” or “lab-grown” (Sec. 4).

  • Specifies that this Act takes effect September 1, 2025 (Sec. 8).

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