Effective September 1, 2023, in Texas, the law requires “plant-based or fermented analogs of meat, poultry, seafood and eggs to have a prominent label with type at least the same size as the text around it labeling products as “analogue,” “meatless,” “plant-based,” “made from plants” or with similar clarifying language. A similar requirement in the state law for cultivated meat requires that any food product made from harvesting animal cells replicated to produce tissue have a similar label. The bill suggests the label say “cell-cultured,” “lab-grown” or similar language.” Apparently, most plant-based companies also want consumers to know their products are not meat.
For more information see: https://www.newhope.com/regulatory/texas-requires-clear-labeling-plant-based-foods-starting-sept-1
