{"id":2467299,"date":"2025-07-27T12:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-texas-becomes-7th-state-to-ban-lab-grown-meat-usda-advances-it-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T12:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:15:24","slug":"as-texas-becomes-7th-state-to-ban-lab-grown-meat-usda-advances-it-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-texas-becomes-7th-state-to-ban-lab-grown-meat-usda-advances-it-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"As Texas becomes 7th state to ban lab-grown meat, USDA advances it &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-texas-becomes-7th-state-to-ban-lab-grown-meat-usda-advances-it-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2467299&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses how Texas became the seventh U.S. state to ban the production and sale of lab-grown meat, with the ban taking effect in September. This move follows similar bans in Florida, Alabama, South Dakota, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Indiana. The Texas legislation, supported by bipartisan lawmakers and signed by Governor Greg Abbott, aims to protect the state&#8217;s traditional cattle industry and address consumer health concerns. The bill highlights potential risks such as market disruption, labeling transparency, contamination, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-biden-should-follow-science-fire-dr-fauci\/\" title=\"Rubio: Biden Should &#039;Follow Science,&#039; Fire Dr. Fauci\">long-term health effects<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>While states adopt bans, the federal government under the Trump and Biden administrations has taken the opposite approach by working to regulate and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >approve lab-grown meat products<\/a>.The FDA and USDA have authorized companies like Upside Foods,Good Meat,and Wildtype to sell cell-cultured meat and seafood in the U.S., marking the U.S. as the second country globally after Singapore to legalize lab-grown meat production. Legal challenges by lab-grown meat companies against state bans are ongoing. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-salt-pledge-spurs-latest-tax-headache-for-gop-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... SALT pledge spurs latest tax headache for GOP - Washington Examiner\">debate reflects broader tensions<\/a> between innovation in food technology and preserving traditional agriculture and rural economies,especially in states with notable cattle industries like texas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">As Texas becomes 7th state to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lib-media-blames-christian-parents-for-nashville-shooting\/\" title=\"Lib Media Blames Christian Parents for Nashville Shooting\">ban lab-grown meat<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s FDA, USDA advance it<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2182059\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Texas<\/a> will become the seventh state to ban the production and sale of lab-grown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/meat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">meat<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a> was the first, followed by Alabama last year. This year, five more states, including Texas, followed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3483301\/marc-veasey-dismisses-gabbards-russiagate-fight-as-effort-to-stay-relevant\/\">Marc Veasey dismisses Gabbard&#8217;s Russiagate fight as effort to &#8216;stay relevant&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483324\/chicago-mayor-now-open-to-video-gambling-after-lawmakers-express-frustration\/\">Chicago mayor now open to video gambling after lawmakers express frustration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483323\/pritzker-encourages-north-carolina-democrats-to-fight\/\">Pritzker encourages North Carolina Democrats to fight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>They did so after the Trump administration took the opposite approach. In 2019, the first Trump administration was the first in U.S. history to begin the process to authorize lab-grown chicken, seafood and beef in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, under former President Joe Biden, the U.S. became the second country in the world to approve the production and sale of lab-grown meat.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing the importance of the Texas cattle industry and health concerns expressed by Texans, state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, filed SB 261 to ban the sale of lab-grown meat in Texas. The bill, which includes civil and criminal penalties, received bipartisan support and was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott last month. It becomes effective Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The introduction of lab-grown meat could disrupt traditional livestock markets, affecting rural economies and family farms,&rdquo; Perry&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.texas.gov\/tlodocs\/89R\/analysis\/pdf\/SB00261I.pdf#navpanes=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bill analysis<\/a>&nbsp;states. &ldquo;There are concerns over transparency in labeling, risk of contamination, and the long-term health impacts of consuming cell-cultured products.&rdquo; The measure prohibits the production and sale of cell-cultured protein products in Texas &ldquo;to protect consumers and support traditional agriculture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cell-cultured protein is made by harvesting animal cells and growing them in a bioreactor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-texas-bans-lab-grown-meat-trumps-fda-usda-advance-it-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"As ... ...s ..., ...\u2019s FDA, ... it - Washington Examiner\">produce tissue-based food products<\/a>,&rdquo; the analysis explains.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Texas legislature passed a resolution officially recognizing a &ldquo;State Steak of Texas,&rdquo; highlighting Texas as &ldquo;the birthplace of many iconic culinary traditions, including those tied to cattle drives, chuck wagons, and steak houses, all of which have cemented steak as an integral part of the state&rsquo;s culture and cuisine,&rdquo; The Center Square&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_ff867c7a-ff37-11ef-a674-3b8d1e42d3b9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Texas remains the undisputable leader with the most beef cattle in the U.S., representing nearly 15% of the national beef market, The Center Square&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_18334932-f85e-11ef-8e53-a75663b29748.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. Texas cattle, including beef and dairy, are Texas&rsquo; top agricultural commodity, representing $15.5 billion in market value in 2022, according to state&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/texasagriculture.gov\/About\/Texas-Ag-Stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agriculture dat<\/a>a.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was the first governor in the country to sign a lab-grown meat ban last year in an effort to protect the state&rsquo;s cattle and agricultural industry. Alabama wasn&rsquo;t far behind.<\/p>\n<p>This year, five more states followed. In February, South Dakota&rsquo;s governor signed its ban into law. In March, Mississippi&rsquo;s ban was approved. In May, Nebraska&rsquo;s ban was signed into law. In July, Indiana implemented a two-year ban on lab-grown meat.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia attempted to implement a ban this year, HB 201, which went nowhere this legislative session. Arizona passed a bill this year, HB 2739, requiring labeling on all cell-grown products.<\/p>\n<p>State legislative action was taken after the first Trump administration&rsquo;s departments of Agriculture&rsquo;s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Health and Human Services&rsquo; Food and Drug Administration&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2019\/03\/07\/usda-and-fda-announce-formal-agreement-regulate-cell-cultured-food-products-cell-lines-livestock-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;a formal agreement to jointly oversee the production of human food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry. The regulatory framework directed the FDA to oversee &ldquo;cell collection, cell banks, and cell growth and differentiation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>By 2023, the Biden administration continued the Trump administration&rsquo;s work. Its FDA and USDA approved California-based Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell cell-based chicken products, which are currently being sold in restaurants nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Upside Foods sued Florida last year arguing its ban is unconstitutional. A federal judge allowed the lawsuit to go forward this April. It remains unclear if the California company or others like it will sue the seven states that have so far implemented bans.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the second Trump administration continued the efforts it began in 2019 when the FDA and USDA approved a San Francisco-based cell-based seafood company Wildtype to market its products that are currently being served in restaurants. It was approved after agri-giant Cargill and partners invested more than $100 million to launch an &ldquo;alternative to salmon,&rdquo; Just Food&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.just-food.com\/news\/wildtype-nets-largest-funding-round-for-cell-cultivated-seafood&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1753478293186836&amp;usg=AOvVaw0UqoWSUNyCJpC5F42QjGVQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/patriotism-unity\/3482372\/texas-trump-big-beautiful-bill-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHY TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL&rsquo; IS GOOD NEWS FOR TEXAS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although the U.S. began its process in 2019, Singapore was the first country in the world to officially authorize the production of lab-grown meat in 2020. The U.S. was the second in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Israel became the third after an Israeli company, Aleph Farms, received approval to sell lab-grown meat in Israel and the Middle East. Several European countries are also moving toward approving lab grown meat, according to several news reports.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Ftexas%2Farticle_6d40b2ba-7140-4af1-96b9-f63d86975dd5.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2182059\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2182059\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas joins six states banning lab-grown meat as Trump&#8217;s FDA, USDA promote it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2467300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lab-grown-meat-istock-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47769,35041,60023,3694,19013],"class_list":["post-2467299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biotechnology","tag-lab-grown-meat","tag-meat-regulation","tag-texas","tag-usda"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lab-grown-meat-istock-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467299"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2467303,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467299\/revisions\/2467303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2467300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2467299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2467299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}