Missouri Is the First State to Regulate Use of Word 'Meat' On Tuesday, Missouri became the
first U.S. state to adopt a law prohibiting
food makers from using the word "meat" - unless the product
is animal flesh. The new law targets "clean meat," also known
as lab-grown meat, and plant-based "meat." It explicitly forbids "misrepresenting a
product as meat that is not derived from
harvested production livestock or poultry." Violators can be fined $1,000
and imprisoned for one year. The Missouri Cattlemen's Association
worked to get the law passed. Mike Deering, Missouri Cattlemen Association, via 'USA Today' Tofurky, a plant-based meat company, filed an injunction stating that no consumer has ever been confused by the term "plant-based meats." Tofurky further pointed out that "meat" also refers to the edible part of nuts and fruit and that preventing use of the word is a violation
of the First Amendment. Via court documents
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