South Dakota state lawmakers pass meat labeling bill

South Dakota state lawmakers pass meat labeling bill

The South Dakota State Legislature passed a bill Monday

prohibiting labeling cell-cultured protein as meat in South Dakota.

Senate Bill 68 reserves the term, “meat,” to be used only for protein

harvested from animal carcasses. The measure amends the adulterated and

misbranded food chapter of South Dakota Law to further define the term

“meat.”

State Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Gary Cammack says the goal of the

bill is to make sure consumers know when they buy something labeled as meat, it

is what they traditionally consider to be meat.

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