Alabama Joins Florida in Banning Lab-Grown Meat

Alabama has joined Florida to become the second state in the United States to ban lab-grown meat. Alabama’s bill—proposed by Republican Sen. Jack Williams (District 34), vice chair of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee—was signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivy on May 7. The measure becomes effective on Oct. 1. The measure prohibits “the manufacture, sale, or distribution of food products made from cultured animal cells” throughout the state. Violation of the law is a Class C misdemeanor and subject to fines and the suspension or revocation of permits, according to Alabama law. The measure does not preclude any entity from conducting research within the state regarding the production of cultivated food products....