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Injunction Sought to Stop Missouri’s New ‘Meat’ Labeling Law

Route Fifty: A coalition of organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Good Food Institute is seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the immediate enforcement of Missouri’s new law that prohibits plant-based products from being labeled or marketed as “meat” unless they come from a slaughtered animal.

The legal action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri is part of a lawsuit brought against the state that argues the new law, which took effect in August, violates the First Amendment and free speech rights of Tofurky and other companies that produce plant-based meat alternatives.

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