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NE LB658

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bob Andersen

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mandates that manufactured-protein products sold at food establishments must be labeled and displayed clearly separate from actual meat products originating from slaughtered animals

  • Requires food establishments to store manufactured-protein products separately from animal-derived meat and use distinctive shelf tags to distinguish between the two categories

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Agriculture1/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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