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Making the rules

The USDA (responsible for overseeing agriculture) and the FDA (regulating drugs and dietary supplements) both could have some say in how lab-grown meat is labeled.

From a production standpoint, cultured meat is more in line with the way drugs and additives are made in a lab.
From a final product, if lab-grown meat is going to end up next to the traditionally slaughtered meat, the USDA should take charge.

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The Cattle Industry Is Having a Cow Over Whether Lab-Grown Meat Should Be Called Meat

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