Where’s the Beef? Ranchers Take Stand Over Synthetic ‘Meat’ Label

Consumers shop for meat at a grocery store in Annapolis, Md., on May 16, 2022. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

American cattlemen are readying for a fight to protect the definition of the word meat from producers of synthetic cellular-based beef alternatives.

“It’s a red line. It isn’t right that these factory-made products should be able to market and sell their products off the backs of the cattleman,” Justin Tupper, President of the United States Cattlemen’s Association, told The Epoch Times.