Nebraska Governor Signs Order Banning State Agencies From Procuring Lab-Grown Meat

Florida and Alabama have already outright banned the manufacture and sale of lab-grown meat products.

A nugget made from lab-grown chicken meat is seen during a media presentation in Singapore, on Dec. 22, 2020. Nicholas Yeo/Getty Images

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, signed an executive order on Thursday barring state agencies from procuring lab-grown meat—or meat products that are developed from animal cells.

Pillen announced the new guidelines alongside the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), saying they aim to protect the state’s agriculture industry and consumers from lab-grown meat.