The USDA is finalizing rules requiring cultivated meat to be labeled as “cell-cultivated,” aiming to ensure scientific accuracy and prevent consumer confusion as products enter the market. Traditional ...

Billions of animals are killed each year to feed an unsustainable demand for meat. Lab-grown meat—also known as cultured, cultivated, cell-based, or clean meat—can offer a kinder alternative while ...

Lab-grown meat, which is cultured from animal cells, is often thought to be more environmentally friendly than beef because it's predicted to need less land, water and greenhouse gases than raising ...

Texas has passed a law banning lab-grown meat: Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 261, which prohibits the sale of cell-cultured protein in the state starting September 1, 2025. Supporters point ...

A piece of Good Meat's cultivated chicken is displayed. A piece of Good Meat's cultivated chicken is displayed. Seven states have enacted bans on lab-grown meat. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ...

Lab-grown meat tackles environmental and ethical challenges. Challenges include high production costs and public perception. Taste is mixed; cultural norms impact acceptance of lab-made meat. Unless ...

Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never will be. Earlier this month, both Florida and Alabama banned the sale of ...

A legal battle is brewing, as two companies are suing to overturn the two-year ban. Last week, a legal battle over lab-grown meat kicked off in Texas. On September 1, a two-year ban on the technology ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A bill to ban labeling lab-grown meat as “meat” passed the Michigan House of Representatives Tuesday 99-7, with 4 representatives not voting. Lab-grown meat was first approved ...

Cattle feed at a ranch that supplies the animals for export to the U.S. in Zamora, northern Mexico, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Cattle ranchers were the most vocal supporters of the ban on lab-grown meat.