Missouri State on Tuesday (28th of Aug) turned out to be the first state in the United States to pass a law prohibiting the word “meat” to sell anything that “is not derived from harvested production livestock or poultry”.
Manufacturers will no longer be able to use the word to market lab-grown and plant-based meat substitutes.
In response to the step, four organisations have already filed an injunction against the regulation.
The law could see violators hit with a $1,000 fine and up to a year in jail.
