when is meat not meat?

january 1, 2019 a new missouri law took affect that state that meat must be derived from harvested livestock or poultry in order to be labeled as meat. right away the law was challenged. turtle island foods under the tofurky company and the non-profit good food institute immediately filed a lawsuit. good food institute advocates for plant- and cell-based alternatives to conventional meat products. they say the law violates their constitutional rights of free speech – see https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meatless.pdf . the attorneys involved have reached an settlement although the details have not been finalized and won’t be made public till next month. the results will have an effect on other states as well. similar legislation has been introduced in nebraska, mississippi, washington, arizona and arkansas. a bill in virginia was voted down.