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NE LB658
Bill
Status
1/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bob Andersen
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AI Summary
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Requires manufactured-protein food products (plant-based, cell-cultivated, or insect-based) that use meat terms like "burger," "bacon," or "sausage" to include prominent qualifying terms such as "plant-based," "lab-grown," or "meatless" in close proximity on labels and advertisements
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Defines "agricultural food animal" as domesticated cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, and turkeys, and establishes three categories of manufactured-protein products: cultivated-protein (cell-grown), insect-protein, and plant-protein
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Mandates that manufactured-protein products sold at food establishments must be labeled and displayed clearly separate from actual meat products originating from slaughtered animals
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Requires food establishments to store manufactured-protein products separately from animal-derived meat and use distinctive shelf tags to distinguish between the two categories
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Grants the Nebraska Department of Agriculture authority to investigate complaints about misbranded or falsely advertised manufactured-protein food products, regardless of which agency handles routine food establishment inspections
Legislative Description
Provide labeling and advertising requirements for manufactured-protein food products
Last Action
Title printed. Carryover bill
1/7/2026