The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recently submitted comments to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) related to the labeling of meat or poultry products that contain lab-grown animal cells.  NCBA believes the term “beef” should only be applicable to products derived from livestock raised by farmers and ranchers.  As USDA-FSIS works to develop regulatory standards for labeling lab-grown, or cell-cultured, protein products, NCBA is committed to ensuring that product labels are fair, accurate, and will safeguard a level playing field for all protein products competing in the marketplace.  The regulations USDA develops now will play a crucial role...

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