HB 1652 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Specifies that a food is deemed adulterated if it contains any cultivated meat

HB 1652 would amend state food safety laws to explicitly deem any food containing "cultivated meat" (meat grown from cultured animal cells) as adulterated. This means products made from lab-grown meat would be considered unsafe under current regulations, directly affecting producers and sellers of such products. The bill adds "contains any cultivated meat" to the list of conditions making food adulterated, alongside other safety violations like contamination or harmful additives. It does not address safety testing or labeling requirements for cultivated meat, only its legal classification under existing food safety definitions. The bill is currently in early legislative stages (prefiled and first reading).
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026
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Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
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Dec 1, 2025
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Prefiled (H)
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