Bill > HB4076

This bill amends Michigan's Food Law to add new labeling requirements specifically for laboratory-grown meat (also known as cultured or cell-based meat). The bill mandates that food products must be labeled with their true name, ingredients, net weight, and manufacturer's information, with existing provisions about clear and accurate labeling. The key new provision prohibits labeling laboratory-grown meat substitutes simply as "meat" and requires that such products be labeled using descriptive terms like "cell-cultured", "lab-grown", "cultivated", or "cell-cultivated" to clearly communicate to consumers that the product is not traditional meat. The bill also maintains existing rules about meat product labeling, such as requiring that meat products with multiple meat types contain at least 20% of each specified meat type and that labels accurately represent the meat's composition. These changes aim to provide consumers with transparent information about the origin and nature of meat-like food products, particularly emerging technologies like lab-grown meat alternatives.