To Require Truth in Labeling of Agricultural Products that Are Edible by Humans

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To Require Truth in Labeling of Agricultural Products that Are Edible by Humans

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'''To Require Truth in Labeling of Agricultural Products that Are Edible by Humans''', also known as '''Act 501''', is a law passed in the US state of [[Arkansas]] that restricts the terminology that can be applied to substitutes of animal-based foods.<ref name="Mole"/> It also prohibits using the label "rice" for any food product that is not "the whole, broken, or ground kernels or by-products obtained from the species ''[[Oryza sativa]]'' L. or ''[[Oryza glaberrima]]'', or wild rice, which is obtained from one of the four species of grasses from the genus ''Zizania'' or ''Proteresia''". Arkansas produced nearly half of all the rice grown in the US in 2018. It was signed into law in March 2019.<ref name="Review">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The legislation was proposed by [[David Hillman (politician)|David Hillman]].<ref name="Mole"/> Hillman stated that the use of meat terminology by producers of plant-based products is done to confuse consumers, sayin, "the only way they can get people to try their product is to confuse them".<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The law stated that only products that derived from animals could be referred to as meat or using meat terminology.<ref name="Mole"/> The penalty for breaking the law is a US$1,000 fine per violation.<ref name="Review"/>

In July 2019, the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] of Arkansas, [[The Good Food Institute|Good Food Institute]], and [[Animal Legal Defense Fund]] filed a lawsuit on behalf of [[Tofurky]], a brand that creates meat replacement products from wheat protein and tofu.<ref name="Mole">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

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October 10, 2019 at 12:49AM