Texas Has Become The Seventh US State To Ban Cultivated Meat Sales

Texas becomes seventh state to ban lab-grown meat

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Texas Has Become The Seventh US State To Ban Cultivated Meat Sales

Governor Greg Abbott signed a ban on cultivated meat into law earlier this week, making Texas the seventh US state to restrict its sale. Senate Bill 261 is an amendment to the existing Texas Health and Safety Code and will prohibit the sale of “cell-cultured protein” for human consumption. The bill defines cell-cultured protein as “a food product derived from harvesting animal cells and artificially replicating those cells in a growth medium to …