Bill Text: IA HF377 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting the serving of foods containing insect proteins, lab-grown proteins imitating animal products, and genetically engineered products used to simulate animal meats at schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-10 - Tabled until future meeting. Vote Total: 2-0. [HF377 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF377-Introduced.html
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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
the
serving
of
foods
containing
insect
1
proteins,
lab-grown
proteins
imitating
animal
products,
and
2
genetically
engineered
products
used
to
simulate
animal
3
meats
at
schools.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
283A.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
“Nutritionally
adequate
meal”
means
a
lunch
or
3
breakfast
which
meets
the
guidelines
established
by
the
4
department
of
education.
5
b.
Such
guidelines
shall
prohibit
foods
containing
insect
6
proteins,
lab-grown
proteins
imitating
animal
products,
or
7
genetically
engineered
products
used
to
simulate
animal
meats.
8
c.
Any
description
used
by
the
department
of
education
for
9
a
plant-based
protein
product
used
to
imitate
animal
meat
shall
10
indicate
the
primary
ingredient
in
the
product
and
the
product
11
shall
not
be
described
as
eggs,
meat,
burgers,
or
other
term
12
commonly
used
to
reference
animal-based
food
products.
13
Sec.
2.
INSECT,
ARTIFICIAL,
IMITATION,
LAB-GROWN,
AND
14
SUBSTITUTE
FOODS
——
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
The
general
assembly
15
finds
that
the
consumption
of
foods
containing
insect
proteins,
16
lab-grown
proteins
imitating
animal
products,
or
genetically
17
engineered
products
used
to
simulate
animal
meats
may
have
18
unknown
or
untested
adverse
health
consequences.
As
such,
the
19
general
assembly
further
finds
that
providing
such
foods
as
20
an
option
for
children
at
schools
is
an
insult
to
the
dignity
21
of
this
state’s
families
and
that
no
such
options
should
be
22
allowed.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
prohibits
the
serving
of
foods
containing
insect
27
proteins,
lab-grown
proteins
imitating
animal
products,
and
28
genetically
engineered
products
used
to
simulate
animal
meats
29
at
schools.
30
Currently,
school
breakfast
and
lunch
programs
may
only
31
serve
foods
that
are
deemed
a
nutritionally
adequate
meal
by
32
department
of
education
(DE)
guidelines.
The
bill
prohibits
33
DE
guidelines
from
determining
that
any
food
containing
insect
34
proteins,
lab-grown
proteins
imitating
animal
products,
or
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genetically
engineered
products
used
to
simulate
animal
meats
1
is
a
nutritionally
adequate
meal.
The
bill
also
requires
DE
2
to
indicate
the
primary
ingredient
in
any
plant-based
protein
3
product
used
to
imitate
animal
proteins
and
prohibits
DE
from
4
describing
such
products
as
eggs,
meat,
burgers,
or
other
term
5
commonly
used
to
reference
animal-based
food
products.
6
The
bill
states
findings
by
the
general
assembly
that
the
7
consumption
of
foods
containing
insect
proteins,
lab-grown
8
proteins
imitating
animal
products,
or
genetically
engineered
9
products
used
to
simulate
animal
meats
may
have
unknown
or
10
untested
adverse
health
consequences,
that
providing
such
11
foods
as
an
option
for
children
at
schools
is
an
insult
to
the
12
dignity
of
this
state’s
families,
and
that
no
such
options
13
should
be
allowed.
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