Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice

Nebraska's LB 246 prohibits the sale of cultivated-protein food products (lab-grown meat made from animal cells grown in labs) under the state's Pure Food Act. The bill amends food safety laws to explicitly classify these products as "adulterated food," making their sale illegal without new regulatory approval. It directly affects manufacturers and sellers of lab-grown meat products within Nebraska. The key mechanism adds "cultivated-protein food products" to the definition of adulterated food under Section 81-2,282, while linking violations to deceptive trade practices under Section 87-302. This creates an immediate legal barrier to selling such products under current food safety standards.