Arlington, Va. – Texas is now the seventh U.S. state to ban lab-grown meat. Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB261, which will go into effect in September.
Texas joins Indiana, Nebraska, Montana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida in enacting a ban.
“The lab-grown meat sector will continue to face headwinds as consumers and lawmakers learn more about the the lack of long-term health studies and use of ‘immortalized cells’” said Jack Hubbard, executive director of the Center for the Environment and Welfare (CEW), one of the leading critics of lab-grown meat. “We are seeing a bipartisan consumer movement against the experimental product that is gaining more and more momentum.”
CEW launched a public education campaign in 2023 to help consumers and lawmakers get the facts about the emerging industry. For example, supporters often claim that lab-grown meat is more sustainable than traditional, farm-raised meat products. However, researchers at UC Davis believe lab-grown meat could have 25 times the environmental impact of farm-raised meat.
Learn more at LabMeat.com.
About the Center for the Environment and Welfare
At a time when leaders are facing unprecedented pressure to adopt responsible environmental, social, and government (ESG) policies, it can be difficult for decision-makers and the public to separate good policy from bad. As a think tank, CEW leverages cutting-edge research to assess ESG proposals and recommend best practices that actually make a difference for animals and the planet. To learn more, visit EnvironmentandWelfare.com.
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