UPSIDE Foods & Wildtype Sue Texas for Banning Cultivated Meat
Cultivated meat company UPSIDE Foods and cultivated seafood producer Wildtype have partnered with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a federal lawsuit against the state of Texas for banning cultivated meat. Texas’ law, SB 261, went into effect on September 1 and imposes a total ban on the sale of cultivated meat in Texas. Penalties for violation include fines of up to $25,000 per day and even jail time. …
Institute for Justice and UPSIDE Foods File Lawsuit Against State of Florida
In partnership with the cultivated chicken company UPSIDE Foods, the Institute for Justice (IJ) has filed a lawsuit against the Florida law banning cultivated meat. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill prohibiting the production, distribution, and sale of cultivated meat in the Sunshine State on May 1, 2024, and it went into effect on July 1. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida, …