Mark Alford will support legislation to require clear labeling of plant-based and cell-cultivated protein products.

Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) reintroduced the Fair and Accurate Ingredient Representation on Labels (FAIR Labels) Act of 2026... This legislation will ensure consumers have accurate information about plant-based and cell-cultivated (lab-grown) protein products when making purchasing decisions.

Alford reintroduced the FAIR Labels Act, which would require accurate labeling for plant-based and cell-cultivated protein products.

Alford, Ricketts Lead Reintroduction of the FAIR Labels Act | Congressman Mark Alford
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Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) reintroduced the Fair and Accurate Ingredient Representation on Labels (FAIR Labels) Act of 2026. This bipartisan and bicameral bill marks a significant step towards greater transparency in food labeling. This legislation will ensure consumers have accurate information about plant-based and cell-cultivated (lab-grown) protein products when making purchasing d...

Alford reintroduced legislation to require accurate labeling for plant-based and lab-grown protein products.

Latest News | Congressman Mark Alford
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FDA says it coordinates with USDA-FSIS to ensure cultured-animal-cell foods are safe and accurately labeled, and that USDA-FSIS oversees further production and labeling for covered livestock and poultry products.

Federal agencies have an existing regulatory labeling pathway for cell-cultured animal-cell foods, but this is agency action rather than evidence that Mark Alford supported labeling legislation.

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Human Food Made with Cultured Animal Cells | FDA
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Alford's agriculture page lists key initiatives including an agriculture advisory committee, House Agriculture Committee service, the A-PLUS Act, rural broadband, market access, agricultural research, and animal disease prevention.

Alford’s official agriculture issue page documents agriculture work, but does not identify support for legislation requiring clear labels for plant-based or cell-cultivated protein products.

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Agriculture | Congressman Mark Alford
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The official agriculture news index lists Alford agriculture items in 2024-2025: A-PLUS Act, Rural Innovation and Small Business Support Act, and an EPA crop-protection letter.

The official agriculture news archive shows several concrete agriculture actions by Alford, but no plant-based or cell-cultivated protein labeling bill or statement of support.

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Agriculture | Congressman Mark Alford
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Alford reintroduced the A-PLUS Act to expand consumer choice for meat products by increasing processing capacity through reduced regulatory roadblocks.

This is a concrete Alford-backed meat-sector bill, but it addresses meat processing capacity rather than clear labeling of plant-based or cell-cultivated protein products.

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Alford, Panetta, D. Johnson Reintroduce A-PLUS Act | Congressman Mark Alford
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The article reports that the Fair and Accurate Ingredient Representation on Labels Act of 2024 would authorize USDA to regulate cell-cultured and imitation meat product labels.

A relevant federal labeling bill reportedly existed during Alford’s House service, but the report does not identify Alford as a sponsor, cosponsor, voter, or public supporter.

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'Political efforts': the Republican states trying to ban lab-grown meat
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