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[H.R. 7130 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7130
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products
Inspection Act to ensure that consumers can make informed decisions in
choosing between meat and poultry products and imitation meat and
imitation poultry products, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 30, 2024
Mr. Alford (for himself, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Davis of North
Carolina, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products
Inspection Act to ensure that consumers can make informed decisions in
choosing between meat and poultry products and imitation meat and
imitation poultry products, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Accurate Ingredient
Representation on Labels Act of 2024'' or the ``FAIR Labels Act of
2024''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to prevent food from being introduced or
delivered into interstate commerce using a market name for meat or
poultry products if the food does not meet the criterion set forth for
meat products under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.) or poultry products under the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 451 et seq.).
SEC. 3. LABELING OF IMITATION MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Imitation meat.--Section 1 of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(x) Imitation Meat.--The term `imitation meat' means any food
that--
``(1) uses a market name, descriptors, or iconography for,
or is otherwise represented as, meat or meat food product, but
does not contain meat, meat food product, or meat byproduct
ingredients;
``(2) is manufactured to appear as a meat or meat food
product, but does not contain meat, meat food product, or meat
byproduct ingredients; or
``(3) approximates the aesthetic qualities (primarily
texture, flavor, and appearance) or chemical characteristics of
specific types of meat or meat food product, but does not
contain any meat, meat food product, or meat byproduct
ingredients.''.
(2) Poultry.--Section 4 of the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 453) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(cc) Imitation Poultry.--The term `imitation poultry' means any
food that--
``(1) uses a market name, descriptors, or iconography for,
or is otherwise represented as, poultry or poultry product, but
does not contain any poultry or poultry product;
``(2) is manufactured to appear as poultry or poultry
product, but does not contain any poultry or poultry product;
or
``(3) that approximates the aesthetic qualities (primarily
texture, flavor, and appearance) or the chemical
characteristics of specific types of poultry or poultry
product, but does not contain any poultry or poultry
product.''.
(b) Labeling.--
(1) Meat.--Section 7 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 607) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Imitation Meat.--
``(1) In general.--No imitation meat product shall be sold
or offered for sale in commerce by any person, firm, or
corporation without clearly indicating in a prominent and
conspicuous manner--
``(A)(i) the word `imitation', in type of uniform
size and prominence, immediately adjacent to the name
of the food on the label; or
``(ii) a statement that the imitation meat is
derived from sources other than meat, in type of
uniform size and prominence, immediately adjacent to
the name of the food on the label; and
``(B) a disclaimer that clearly indicates that the
imitation meat product is not derived from, or does not
contain, meat, on the label.
``(2) No exceptions.--The Secretary may not provide for any
exceptions to the requirements under paragraph (1).''.
(2) Poultry.--Section 8 of the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 457) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Imitation Poultry.--
``(1) In general.--No imitation poultry shall be sold or
offered for sale in commerce by any person, firm, or
corporation without clearly indicating in a prominent and
conspicuous manner--
``(A)(i) the word `imitation', in type of uniform
size and prominence, immediately adjacent to the name
of the food on the label; or
``(ii) a statement that the imitation poultry
product is derived from sources other than poultry, in
type of uniform size and prominence, immediately
adjacent to the name of the food on the label; and
``(B) a disclaimer that clearly indicates that the
imitation poultry product is not derived from, or does
not contain, poultry, on the label.
``(2) No exceptions.--The Secretary may not provide for any
exceptions to the requirements under paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 4. CELL-CULTURED MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Meat.--Section 1 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 601) (as amended by section 3(a)(1)) is amended--
(A) in subsection (j), in the first sentence, by
striking ``any product'' and inserting ``any product,
including a cell-cultured meat product,''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(y) Cell-Cultured Meat Product.--The term `cell-cultured meat
product' means any product capable of use as human food that--
``(1) is made wholly or in part from any cell culture or
the DNA of an amenable species; and
``(2) is grown or cultivated outside of the live animal
from which the cell culture or DNA was acquired.''.
(2) Poultry.--Section 4 of the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 453) (as amended by section 3(a)(2)) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (f), by striking ``any product''
and inserting ``any product, including a cell-cultured
poultry product,''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(dd) Cell-Cultured Poultry Product.--The term `cell-cultured
poultry product' means any product capable of use as human food that--
``(1) is made wholly or in part from any cell culture or
the DNA of a live bird; and
``(2) is grown or cultivated outside of the live bird from
which the cell culture or DNA was acquired.''.
(b) Labeling.--
(1) Meat.--Section 7 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 607) (as amended by section 3(b)(1)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(h) Cell-Cultured Meat Products.--No cell-cultured meat product
shall be sold or offered for sale in commerce by any person, firm, or
corporation without clearly indicating in a prominent and conspicuous
manner the words `cell-cultured' or `lab-grown', in type of uniform
size and prominence, immediately adjacent to the name of the food on
the label.''.
(2) Poultry.--Section 8 of the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 457) (as amended by section 3(b)(2)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Cell-Cultured Poultry Products.--No cell-cultured poultry
product shall be sold or offered for sale in commerce by any person,
firm, or corporation without clearly indicating in a prominent and
conspicuous manner the words `cell-cultured' or `lab-grown', in type of
uniform size and prominence, immediately adjacent to the name of the
food on the label.''.
(c) Effect.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this
section prevents the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with
respect to activities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, from--
(1) conducting premarket consultation processes to evaluate
production materials and processes and manufacturing controls,
including oversight of tissue collection, cell lines and banks,
and all components and inputs;
(2) overseeing initial cell collection and the development
and maintenance of qualified cell banks;
(3) overseeing proliferation and differentiation of cells
up to the time of harvest;
(4) ensuring that the appropriate entities comply with
applicable requirements of the Food and Drug Administration,
including facility registration, the current good manufacturing
practices and preventive controls regulation, and requirements
applicable to substances that become a component of food or
otherwise affect the characteristics of food;
(5) developing additional requirements for cell bank and
cell culturing facility conditions and processes to ensure that
biological material exiting the culture process is safe; or
(6) conducting appropriate inspections and follow-up
activities, including taking enforcement action if necessary,
to ensure that cell bank and cell culturing facilities are in
compliance with applicable laws (including regulations).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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