WEST POINT- Gov. Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture announced new regulations against “lab-grown meat," eyeing 2025 legislation to prohibit the sale of such products within the state. On top of new regulations, standards, and potential legislation, Pillen signed an executive order that prohibits state agencies from procuring lab-grown or other meat alternatives.

Nebraska Agriculture Director Sherry Vinton said her agency will be launching new labeling regulations, similar to recent regulations in Iowa. Standards will also be developed to determine when manufactured food, cell-grown or lab-grown meat is being falsely advertised or misbranded.

In May, Florida and Alabama became the first states to outlaw the sale of meat alternatives, and Pillen seeks to follow through on the promise he made that month stating Nebraska would join that list. Pillen and University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials have highlighted that the livestock industry contributes more than $6 billion to the state’s economy each year.

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