Tina Pickett
10/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/02/2024 10:35
Pickett Introduces Bill to Ban Lab-Grown Meat in Pennsylvania
Oct. 02, 2024
HARRISBURG - Seeking to protect the livelihood of farmers who produce meat products for Pennsylvania consumers, Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) is the prime sponsor of legislation in the House of Representatives that would ban the manufacturing and sale of lab-grown meat in the Commonwealth.
"Pennsylvania's hard-working farmers breed and raise the animals that become the meat products found at our local supermarkets," said Pickett. "But what would happen should a billion-dollar movement be successful in bringing lab-grown meat to our tables instead of the high-quality products we now enjoy? That could become a reality if Pennsylvania doesn't join other states in banning lab-grown meat."
"Generations of farmers have devoted their lives to raising top-quality animals that produce top-quality meats, both from a health and taste perspective," said Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford), the bill's prime co-sponsor. "The last place we should be getting our meat from is a lab. Farming is a way of life in Pennsylvania, and we should do all we can to preserve it."
House Bill 2441 was referred to the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee in June.
Florida was the first state to ban the sale of lab-grown meat earlier this year. Alabama was the second. The Florida law makes it "unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, sell, hold or offer for sale, or distribute cultivated meat" in the state, with violators facing up to 60 days in jail. In Alabama, the penalty is up to 90 days behind bars and a $500 fine.
Pickett has an ally in U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who voiced his support of the Florida law, saying he would never serve "that slop to my kids," and that he stands with American ranchers and farmers.
Representative Tina Pickett
110th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Media Contact: Andy Briggs
717-260-6474
[email protected]
RepPickett.com / Facebook.com/RepPickett
"Pennsylvania's hard-working farmers breed and raise the animals that become the meat products found at our local supermarkets," said Pickett. "But what would happen should a billion-dollar movement be successful in bringing lab-grown meat to our tables instead of the high-quality products we now enjoy? That could become a reality if Pennsylvania doesn't join other states in banning lab-grown meat."
"Generations of farmers have devoted their lives to raising top-quality animals that produce top-quality meats, both from a health and taste perspective," said Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford), the bill's prime co-sponsor. "The last place we should be getting our meat from is a lab. Farming is a way of life in Pennsylvania, and we should do all we can to preserve it."
House Bill 2441 was referred to the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee in June.
Florida was the first state to ban the sale of lab-grown meat earlier this year. Alabama was the second. The Florida law makes it "unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, sell, hold or offer for sale, or distribute cultivated meat" in the state, with violators facing up to 60 days in jail. In Alabama, the penalty is up to 90 days behind bars and a $500 fine.
Pickett has an ally in U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who voiced his support of the Florida law, saying he would never serve "that slop to my kids," and that he stands with American ranchers and farmers.
Representative Tina Pickett
110th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Media Contact: Andy Briggs
717-260-6474
[email protected]
RepPickett.com / Facebook.com/RepPickett
Share