[superkuh]

This is good legislation getting ahead of the inevitable problems when actually good tasting textured vegetable proteins become cheaper than meat. Once it's cheaper than meat it will be used to replace meat to cut costs in anything at all packaged or processed. The labeling requirements will be needed for consumer protection.

It seems like it's a broken legislature being right twice a day kind of thing. They're proposing it for reactionary reasons but it will address a real consumer rights issue in the future.

[plntbsd]

No. I hate to burst your bubble but governments, especially local do not work like this.

More than likely a few lawmakers got generous donations from Tyson, Cargill et all

[Digory]

Tyson? Nah, these are the thousands of ranchers spread around Texas.

Tyson looks forward to selling you chicken-a-la-vat, and will pay handily to get a federal exception to this rule in a few years.

[superkuh]

Vat chicken would be awesome. Tissue culture is the future for meat. But textured vegetable protein is not.

[igetspam]

Tyson is heavily invested in plant based proteins. They want in, not out. Cargill for sure though.