US state is first to define what can be considered meat

What is in a name? A great deal, as far as the United States state of Missouri is concerned. A new state law went into effect Tuesday banning manufacturers from marketing lab-grown and plant-based meat substitutes with terms that previously implied meat products. In short, no burgers made of tofu or sausages made of vegetables. If it didn't come from an animal, it isn't meat in Missouri. The law --- the first of its kind in the country --- was championed by the state's powerful beef industry. The legislature approved it in May. "This is about protecting the integrity of the products that farm and ranch families throughout the country work hard to raise each and every day," M...

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