Florida GOP Moves To Ban Sales Of Cultivated Meat

January 31, 2024 Business, Republicans

Florida Politics reports:

If Florida bans cultivated meat, it will be the first in the nation to do so. With food scarcity challenging modern agriculture, those behind the development of alternative protein sources fear this will set a dangerous precedent.

That hasn’t stopped legislation from plowing forward in the House and Senate. Language completely banning the manufacturing, sale or distribution of cultivated meat now appears in larger agriculture bills in the House (HB 1071) and Senate (SB 1084).

The House bill cleared its first committee last week on a 9-5 vote, and the mirror in the Senate advanced through a first stop on a 4-1 vote.

Read the full article. Photo: Rep. Tyler Sirois, sponsor.

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Reporting by @JacobOgles https://t.co/erWkrt6Wmu #FlaPol

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