Signed by Governor Steve Bullock

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that amends the definitions for ground beef and hamburger.

Highlights:

• Requires a cell-cultured edible product derived from meat muscle cells, fat cells, connective tissue, blood, or other meat components to contain labeling indicating it is derived from those cells, tissues, blood, or components (Sec. 1).

• Defines “cell-cultured edible product” as the concept of meat, including but not limited to muscle cells, fat cells, connective tissue, blood, and other components produced via cell culture, rather than from a whole slaughtered animal (Sec. 1).

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