Tennessee Senate Passes Bill Targeting Vaccines in Food

The Tennessee Legislature has passed a bill that would require foods containing vaccines or vaccine materials to be labeled as pharmaceutical drugs. The bill, HB 1894, passed in a 23–6 vote in the Tennessee Senate on March 28 after the state House passed it 73–22 on March 4. It now awaits the governor’s signature. The measure says that foods with vaccines or vaccine materials would be classified as a drug under state law, meaning they would have to be labeled differently. Such foods would not be banned in the state but would be required to carry the same kind of medical labeling as vaccines or drugs....