South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds has introduced a bill to ban lab-grown meat products from school menus.
Rounds’ bill cites a need to protect the work of farmers and ranchers and the relationships they already have with schools.
"South Dakota farmers and ranchers work hard to produce high quality beef products. These products are often sold to South Dakota schools, where they provide necessary nutrition to our students," Rounds said.
Supporters of the bill also said they don’t want to see a new product given to students without knowing the long-term health effects.
Lab-grown meat production has been in development over a decade and has taken steps in the last year to reach the consumer market.
