WV HB4462

Prohibits the sale of cell-cultured food products for human consumption in West Virginia, defining these as foods derived from harvesting animal cells and replicating them in laboratory growth mediums to approximate meat, poultry, fish, or eggs

Removes the existing labeling requirements for cell-cultured products from the Truth in Food Product Labeling Act, replacing regulation with an outright ban

Deletes the definition of "cell-cultured product" from the general definitions section since such products would no longer be permitted for sale

Maintains existing labeling requirements for "analogue products" (plant-based, insect, or fungus-derived meat alternatives), which must be labeled as "analogue," "meatless," "plant-based," or similar terms

Introduced January 16, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Government Organization