A federal lawsuit says Mississippi is violating free speech rights by banning makers of plant based foods from using the terms such as meatless meatballs and vegan bacon. U.S. Cattlemen’s Association President Kenny Graner says those fake meat products shouldn’t be able to use the term meat and that he’s hopeful a Judge in Mississippi will do what a Judge in Missouri did with a similar case.
He says he’s concerned over what precedent a ruling in that case could set and that his group will be monitoring that court action as it moves forward.
Graner says there needs to be a national law passed that calls for Truth in Labeling.
The lawsuit in Mississippi was brought against the state’s Governor and Agriculture Commissioner and filed by the Plants Based Foods Association and Upton’s Natural Company which makes vegan products and sells them in many states.
