Another State Bans Bill Gates’ Lab-Grown ‘Meat’: ‘Has No Place in Montana’
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Montana has just become the latest state to crack down on the lab-grown fake “meat” products championed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Several U.S. states are now pushing back against Gates’s “lab-grown meat” products amid growing concerns about the risks they pose to public health.
Currently, there are no federal regulations governing fake “meat” products destined for the American food supply.
However, some states are now cracking down on the controversial “foods.”
This week, Montana’s Republican Governor Greg Gianforte announced that he had signed a bill into law banning the manufacturing and sale of “lab-grown meat.”
n a post on X, Gov. Gianforte wrote:
“So-called ‘lab-grown meat’ has no place in Montana.
“By signing HB 401 into law, I am proud to defend our way of life and the hardworking Montana ranchers who produce the best beef in the world.”
While some argue that state-level bans harm the free market, local lawmakers see them as part of a larger fight to preserve Western values.
In a statement, Republican Montana State Rep. Braxton Mitchell said:
“Agriculture is our state’s number one industry, and this bill takes a clear stand to protect our ranchers and our food supply.
“We won’t let synthetic products with misleading labels undercut the hard work of Montana’s farm and ranch families.”