LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The prospect of banning the sale of so-called lab-grown meat might seem like a no-brainer in Nebraska, where beef is king. But some of the proposal’s staunchest opposition has come from ranchers and farming groups who say they can compete without the government’s help.
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Scientists work in a bioprocess lab at Eat Just in Alameda, California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued final approvals June 21, 2023, to California firms Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell the products, known as 'lab grown' or 'cultivated' meat.
Three-dimensional tissue structuring – also called tissue engineering or tissue synthesis – embeds cells within a scaffold that simulates connective tissue.
The USDA is now responsible for providing labeling clarification for products derived from meat cells.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen speaks during a news conference in early 2024 at the Douglas County Sheriff's office in Omaha, Neb.
Machines stand in 2023 in a bioreactor suite at Eat Just in Alameda, California.
Nebraska Gov.-elect Jim Pillen answers a question while taking part in a panel discussion in 2022.
Livestock are gathered in pens at a cattle feedyard in Dodge City, Kansas.
Cattle eat at a feedlot in Columbus, Nebraska.
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