Fiscal Note
Fiscal Services Division
SF 2391 – Imitation Meat Products, Advertising Requirements (LSB5774SV.2)
Staff Contact: Lindsey Ingraham (515.281.6764) lindsey.ingraham@legis.iowa.gov
Fiscal Note Version – Final Action
Description
Senate File 2391 establishes regulations regarding fabricated or cultivated food items
misbranded as egg or meat products, as well as the purchase and availability cultivated-protein
food products in the following ways:
• Restricts the sale of food products misbranded as egg or meat products.
• Regulates the purchase of cultivated-protein food products and fabricated-egg products by
Iowa educational institutions.
• Requires the HHS to request a waiver or other exception to exclude the purchase of
cultivated-protein food products and fabricated-egg products from eligibility under the federal
nutrition program in the State.
• Requires the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL), as the regulatory
authority, to inspect a food processing plant or grocery store for compliance based on a
credible complaint that food products are misbranded as meat.
• Allows a regulatory authority, the Attorney General, or the county attorney in the county
where the food product is being offered to issue a stop order or an embargo order.
• Establishes relevant definitions, including but not limited to “cultivated-protein food product,”
“identifying meat term,” “insect-protein food product,” “fabricated-egg product,” and
“identifying egg term.”
Assumptions
Information technology costs for DIAL to modify the existing electronic inspection report and
complaint system are estimated to be approximately $10,000 and will be funded by existing
license fee revenue.
Fiscal Impact
The fiscal impact to DIAL cannot be estimated at this time.
Sources
Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing
Health and Human Services
Board of Regents
Legislative Services Agency
/s/ Jennifer Acton
May 14, 2024
Doc ID 1449942
The fiscal note for this Bill was prepared pursuant to Joint Rule 17 and the Iowa Code. Data used in developing this
fiscal note is available from the Fiscal Services Division of the Legislative Services Agency upon request.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 137F.4, 137F.3A, 262.9
Reprinted: 137E.4, 137F.3A, 137F.4
Enrolled: 137E.4, 137F.3A, 137F.4