A vegan food
company is suing the state of Mississippi over a new state law that bans companies
from using meat related terms to describe plant-based food products.
Upton’s Naturals
Co., based in Illinois, and the Plant Based Foods Association filed a federal
lawsuit last week saying the law goes against their freedom of speech.
Mississippi
Commissioner of Agriculture, Andy Gipson, was named in the lawsuit. He says food
product labels should not be misleading and wants Mississippi consumers to have
clear information on the meat and non-meat products they purchase.
Continue reading Mississippi sued over meat labeling law at Brownfield Ag News.
