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AN ACT relating to cultured meat products.

Amend KRS 217.035 to remove meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissue from the list of foods deemed misbranded; amend KRS 217.175 to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or exchange of meat or a meat product containing cultured animal tissue.

Introduced: February 6, 2025

Last action: February 12, 2025

To Agriculture (H)
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This bill would ban the manufacture, sale, or exchange of meat products made from cultured animal tissue in Kentucky. It also updates existing food labeling law by removing those products from the misbranding category, since they would no longer be permitted for sale at all. Who it may affect: food manufacturers, grocery retailers, and consumers who might otherwise purchase or sell lab-grown meat products in Kentucky.

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Legislative History

Feb 6, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 6, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 12, 2025 · House
To Agriculture (H)

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Portrait of Ryan Dotson
Ryan Dotson

Representative · House District 073

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Ryan.Dotson@kylegislature.gov
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