The bill amends South Dakota's food safety regulations to classify cultivated-protein food products as adulterated food. The revised legal language specifies that food is deemed adulterated if it meets certain criteria, including being mixed with substances that affect its quality, containing harmful ingredients, or being derived from unfit animal sources. Notably, the bill introduces a new category (8) that explicitly identifies cultivated-protein food products as adulterated, thereby subjecting them to the same scrutiny as other food products under the law.

Additionally, the bill defines "cultivated-protein food product" as a food item that mimics the sensory attributes of tissue from agricultural food animals but is produced through cell manufacturing processes, including in vitro growth of stem cells. This definition aims to clarify the nature of cultivated-protein products and their regulatory status, ensuring that they are held to the same standards as traditional food products in terms of safety and quality.

Statutes affected:
Introduced, 01/15/2026: 39-4-2