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MI HB4076
Bill
Status
5/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jerry Neyer
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AI Summary
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Prohibits labeling or identifying laboratory-grown meat substitutes as "meat" in Michigan
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Requires laboratory-grown meat substitute products to include qualifying terms on labels such as "cell-cultured," "lab-grown," "cultivated," "cell-cultivated," or another similar accurate term that clearly communicates the product's contents to consumers
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Reorganizes existing food labeling requirements into a clearer format, specifying that packaged food products must display the true product name, ingredient statement (if multi-ingredient), net weight, and manufacturer name and address
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Maintains existing requirements for meat products to disclose antioxidants and monosodium glutamate on labels or placards
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Retains rules requiring meat products named after specific species (e.g., "turkey sausage") to contain only meat from those species, with multi-meat products requiring at least 20% of each named meat type
Legislative Description
Food: other; labeling lab-grown meat as meat; prohibit. Amends sec. 7129 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.7129).
Food: other
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Natural Resources And Agriculture
5/15/2025