REAL Meats Act

The REAL Meats Act amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require clear labeling for cell-cultured and analogue meat and milk products, ensuring consumers are informed about the nature and contents of these products. Sec. 2, Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding fake meat: This section adds new labeling requirements for cell-cultured and analogue products. Labels must include a qualifying term like 'cell-cultured', 'lab-grown', 'analogue', 'meatless', 'plant-based', or 'made from plants' immediately before the product name. If the product uses terms like 'chicken', 'turkey', 'beef', or 'pork', the label must also include 'cell-cultured', 'lab-grown', 'analogue', or 'imitation' before the name. The section defines 'analogue product' as a food made from processed plants, insects, or fungus with additives to mimic meat, poultry, or their products, without containing enough meat or poultry to trigger federal inspection. 'Cell-cultured product' is defined as food made by harvesting and replicating animal cells in a lab. 'Meat', 'meat food product', 'poultry', and 'poultry product' are defined by reference to existing federal regulations.