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The New Texas Ban on Cell-Cultured Protein Is an Unconstitutional Interstate Trade Barrier, a Lawsuit Says

The ban's supporters, whose motivation is plainly protectionist, claim they are defending freedom by restricting it.

Reason · Sep 4, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Group chats, monopolies, and corporate espionage.

Reason · May 2, 2025

A Federal Judge Greenlights a Lawsuit That Claims Florida's Ban on Lab-Grown Meat Is Unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker says Upside Foods has plausibly alleged that the law's protectionism violates the "dormant" Commerce Clause.

Reason · Apr 28, 2025

US regulator allows first sales of lab-grown meat

The US Department of Agriculture has given permission to two companies to sell lab-grown meat in the country for the first time.

The New Daily · Jun 22, 2023

'No kill' meat, grown from animal cells, is now approved for sale in the U.S.

Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.

WEKU · Jun 21, 2023

US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation's first "lab-grown" meat

Chicken grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the U.S. The Agriculture Department issued approvals Wednesday to California firms Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell the products, known as “lab-grown” or “cultivated” meat

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

Lab-grown chicken could hit store shelves soon — here's how it tastes

Lab-grown meat and fish could fill grocery store shelves in the near future — and they could make meals more environmentally friendly.

Inverse · Jan 26, 2023

The Upside Has Dropped A Retro-Inspired Tennis Range If The Aus Open Has You Gagging For Pleats

LOVE.

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 19, 2023

Come Next Thanksgiving, We Might Be Giving Thanks for Government-Approved, Lab-Grown Turkey

Regulators are beginning to smile on the sci-fi project of creating real meat products without the typical death and environmental destruction.

Reason · Nov 24, 2022

California Lab-grown Meat Start-up Gets First Green Light

A California-based lab-grown meat start-up received the first green light for such products from the US food safety agency on Wednesday, although the product still has more hurdles to clear before being sold to consumers. The US Food and Drug Administration said it carried out a "careful evaluation" of Upside…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 17, 2022