- Officials in Florida are urging a federal judge to dismiss UPSIDE Food’s (UPSIDE) constitutional challenge to the state’s cultivated meat ban, SB 1084, arguing that the company’s claim is
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11th Circuit Holds that Florida Ban on Cultivated Meat Not Preempted
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- The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a March 23rd order (Law360 subscription required) that Florida law SB 1084, which bans the sale and manufacture
EU Parliament Votes to Ban Meat-Related Terms on Plant-Based and Cell-Cultured Products
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- The European Parliament has voted to prohibit the use of meat-related terms on plant-based and cultivated protein products, as part of its first reading adoption of the legislative proposal A10-0161/2025
Cultivated Meat Companies Sue Texas Over Ban
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- On September 1, 2025, cultivated meat companies Wild Type and UPSIDE filed suit in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Texas, arguing that the state’s ban on
Meat Industry Pushes Back on Cultivated Meat Bans
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- While several states are taking legislative action to restrict or ban the sale of cultivated meat, with legislators arguing that the bans would protect the meat industry, there is a
Cultivated Meat: Legislative Challenges from Georgia and South Dakota
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- As we’ve previously blogged, the regulatory landscape for cultivated meat is rapidly evolving with states like Nebraska, Florida, and Alabama taking significant steps to restrict or ban these products.
Briefing Continues in Lawsuit Targeting Florida Cultivated Meat Ban
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- As we blogged about earlier in the month, a district court judge rejected Upside Foods’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Florida’s ban on cultivated meat. As we
Nebraska Executive Order Restricts Sales of Cultivated Meat in State
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- Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order at the end of August restricting sales of cultivated meat and said he will press state lawmakers to make Nebraska the third
Florida Defends Against Lawsuit Targeting its Cultivated Meat Ban
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- As we previously blogged about, UPSIDE, a manufacturer of cultivated chicken, has sued Florida regarding its ban (SB 1084) on the sale and manufacturing of cultivated meat. The complaint included
First EU Application Submitted for Lab-Grown Meat Product as Novel Food
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- French start-up, Gourmey, has submitted the EU’s first application for novel food approval of a cultivated meat product, duck foie gras, which it is offering in both a pâté “semi-cuit”