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REAL Meats Act
Sponsored By: Representative Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced
Summary
Mandatory labeling for cell-cultured and analogue meat products. This bill would add a new labeling standard to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requiring clear qualifying terms immediately before product names so consumers know what they are buying.
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- Consumers: Labels must show a qualifying term like "cell-cultured", "lab-grown", "analogue", "meatless", or "plant-based" immediately before the product name, making contents and nature easier to spot at a glance.
- Producers and retailers: Companies selling cell-cultured or analogue products would have to change packaging and product names to include the specified descriptors or the word "imitation" when using animal species names such as "chicken" or "beef".
- Regulatory definitions: The bill defines "analogue product" as foods made from plants, insects, or fungus that mimic meat but do not contain meat or poultry at levels that would trigger inspection, and it defines "cell-cultured product" as tissue grown from harvested animal cells in a laboratory.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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New labels for lab-grown and plant-based meats
This bill would set national definitions for cell-cultured and analogue meat-like foods. Makers, packagers, and stores would need to put a clear term right before the product name. Examples include cell-cultured, lab-grown, analogue, plant-based, or made from plants. If a product uses a meat name like chicken or beef, the label would have to say cell-cultured, lab-grown, analogue, or imitation right before that name. This could give shoppers clearer info, while producers could face new labeling costs.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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