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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR8596119th CongressWALLET
FAIR Labels Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require transparent labeling for cell-cultivated and plant-based protein products and align USDA and HHS oversight to create common standards. It sets new definitions, labeling rules, and an interagency framework aimed at making those products easier for consumers to identify and regulators to manage.
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- Consumers and families would get clearer packaging. Products labeled as cell-cultivated must display the words “cell-cultivated” next to the name and a statement that they are not derived from naturally produced meat or poultry, and plant-based items must be labeled “plant-based alternative protein product.”
- Producers and manufacturers would face expanded rules and inspections. Cell-cultivated meat and poultry would be covered by the Federal Meat Inspection Act and parallel poultry rules and subject to misbranding penalties and premarket consultations.
- Federal agencies would follow a tighter timeline and shared standards. USDA and HHS must revise their 2019 memorandum of understanding within 90 days and the Secretary of Agriculture, with HHS, must develop common standards of identity within 180 days.
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Bill Overview
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Agriculture and Health oversight roles
This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to jointly revise their 2019 Memorandum of Understanding within 90 days after enactment. The revised agreement would make USDA responsible for implementing the Act's statutory changes and assign HHS duties such as premarket consultations, oversight of tissue collection and qualified cell banks, oversight of cell growth up to harvest, ensuring FDA facility and manufacturing compliance, and inspections and enforcement. The revision would have to be completed not later than 90 days after enactment.
Common product identity standards
This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to develop common standards of identity for cell-cultivated protein products and plant-based alternative protein products. If enacted, those standards would have to be finished not later than 180 days after enactment and must be consistent with the bill's new definitions in the FMIA, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the FDCA. The goal is to align labeling and identity rules across agencies.
Labeling rules for cell-cultivated meat
This bill would add a legal definition for "cell-cultivated protein product" in the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. If enacted, such products would have to show the words "cell-cultivated" prominently next to the product name, say they come from non-meat or non-poultry sources, and include a disclaimer that they are not from a live animal or bird. The bill would also make these products subject to the same inspection and other FMIA or Poultry Act rules as regular meat and poultry. These labeling and inspection rules would take effect upon enactment for products that meet the definitions.
Labels for plant-based alternatives
This bill would add a new FDCA definition for "plant-based alternative protein product" for foods made wholly or partly from plants and made to look like meat or poultry. If enacted, labels for those products would have to include the phrase "plant-based alternative protein product" adjacent to the product name and a clear statement that the product is not derived from, or does not contain, naturally produced meat or poultry from a live animal or bird. These labeling rules would apply upon enactment to products that meet the new definition.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Simpson
ID • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Smith (MO)
MO • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Jackson (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
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