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Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat


Three states have now passed legislation making it illegal to manufacture, sell, or distribute cultivated meat.

In Nebraska a bill that would prohibit cultivated meat in the state was introduced at the request of Governor Jim Pillen in January. The case argues that the Florida ban violates two separate parts of the US Constitution, which cover interstate commerce and the relationship between federal and state law. In October a federal judge denied Upside Foods’ request for a preliminary injunction that would have halted the enforcement of Florida’s ban on cultivated meat.

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