Signed by Governor Jim Pillen

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes sections of the Nebraska Pure Food Act to define and prohibit certain conduct related to adulterated food in Nebraska.

Highlights:

• Establishes sections of the Nebraska Pure Food Act to define and prohibit certain conduct related to adulterated food in Nebraska (Sec. 1-5).

• Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice (Sec. 1-5).

• Defines “ cultivated-protein food products” as a food product having one or more sensory attributes that resemble a type of tissue originating from an agricultural food animal but that, in lieu of being derived from meat processing, is derived from manufacturing cells, including processes in which one or more stem cells that were initially isolated from an agricultural food animal, are grown in vitro, and may be manipulated, as part of a manufacturing operation (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits the production, sale, promotion, and distribution of lab-grown (fake) meat in Nebraska (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 6).

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