South Dakota advances bill banning lab-grown meat

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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.

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