Upside Foods Sues Florida Over Cultivated Meat Ban
August 19, 2024 | 1 min to read
The lawsuit against Florida's ban on cultivated meat, filed by the Institute for Justice in partnership with Upside Foods, argues that the ban is unconstitutional and aims to protect local meat producers from competition. Since its introduction to the U.S. market in June 2023, cultivated meat has ignited controversy, particularly after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis labeled it a threat to traditional agriculture.
The lawsuit claims the state’s ban on cultivated meat is unconstitutional and only seeks to protect local meat producers from competition.
Since cultivated meat’s entry into the U.S. market in June 2023, the product has sparked debate.
So much so that Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, who signed a law on July 1, said that cultivated meat “is designed to be a threat to agriculture as we know it and the state was “snuffing this out at the beginning.”
Now, the Institute for Justice, a nonprofit, public interest law firm, has partnered with Upside Foods, one of the leading cultivated meat companies, to challenge the Florida law, which bans the production, distribution and sale of cultivated meat products.
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