Canton lawmaker introduces bill to ban lab-grown meat

Canton lawmaker introduces bill to ban lab-grown meat

State Sen. Jason Dickerson, R-Canton, recently introduced Senate Bill 415, legislation that looks to ban the production, distribution and sale of lab-grown meat statewide.

South Dakota advances bill banning lab-grown meat

A bill banning cultured meat passed the South Dakota House on Monday by defining “cultivated-protein food products” as adulterated food under state law. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Julie Auch, adds lab-grown meat to the list of foods deemed adulterated, a category typically associated with products that are contaminated or unfit for consumption. The measure will now head to the state Senate for consideration. Lab-grown meat is a…