Labeling requirements for cell-cultured food products

Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-1-119, under General Provisions.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-1-119

(a) A cell-cultured food product must not be labeled as meat or a meat food product, as those terms are defined in § 53-7-202.

(b) This section does not prohibit a label indicating the species from which the cells for the cell-cultured food product were harvested, that the product was produced from the applicable species or is intended as a substitute for meat or poultry, or another similar description.

(c) A cell-cultured food product that is labeled as meat or a meat food product is not in compliance with subsection (a) and is misbranded. If the department determines that a manufacturer violated subsection (a), then the department shall assess a fine of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each product misbranded.