To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to ensure that consumers can make informed decisions in choosing between meat and poultry products and imitation meat and imitation poultry products, and for other purposes.
The FAIR Labels Act of 2024 requires plant-based meat and poultry products to be clearly labeled as imitation or lab-grown items on food packaging. The bill applies to any food that mimics meat or poultry in appearance, texture, or flavor but does not contain actual meat or poultry ingredients, and it mandates that manufacturers display the word "imitation" or "lab-grown" prominently next to the product name on all labels with no exceptions allowed. Cell-cultured meat and poultry products, which are grown from animal cells in laboratories, must also be labeled as "cell-cultured" or "lab-grown." The legislation amends existing federal meat and poultry inspection laws and gives the U.S. Department of Agriculture authority to enforce these labeling requirements, while allowing the FDA to continue oversight of food safety and manufacturing processes for cell-cultured products. The bill contains no specific funding authorization or implementation timeline.
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