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WV SB185
Bill
Status
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Laura Wakim Chapman
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AI Summary
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Requires any lab-grown meat sold in West Virginia to display a conspicuous label stating "lab grown meat" and list all ingredients
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Defines lab-grown meat as food products developed from animal cell culture in controlled environments without slaughtering living animals, including cells from species subject to federal meat inspection, shellfish, big game, game birds, or fish
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Violators receive written notice from the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture and have 10 days to request a hearing before findings become final
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Penalties include fines set by the Commissioner, potential revocation of food establishment permits, and forfeiture of improperly labeled lab-grown meat products
Legislative Description
Relating to lab grown meat
Consumer Protection
Last Action
To Agriculture
2/12/2025