Who it affects
- Lab-grown meat producers
- Meat substitute producers
In committeeFoodConsumer labeling
REAL Meats Act
H.R. 5832 · House bill · Introduced Oct. 24, 2025
The REAL Meats Act would require producers of lab-grown meat and meat substitutes to place specific descriptions immediately before product names on labels.
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In committee
How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- Labels for lab-grown meat and meat substitutes would need wording immediately before product names explaining their contents and nature.
- Examples include “lab-grown,” “meatless,” and “plant-based.”
- Products named after food animals, such as “beef” or “chicken,” would face stricter wording requirements.
- Those labels would need “cell-cultured,” “lab-grown,” “analogue,” or “imitation” immediately before the product name.
- Covered substitutes include products combining processed plants, insects, or fungi with additives to resemble meat or poultry.
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How South Carolina voted
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To establish consumer certainty regarding fake meat and milk products, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Williams, Roger (R-TX)
- Introduced
- Oct. 24, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 8
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Latest action
- Oct. 24, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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