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The REAL Food Act

Food should be grown, not engineered.

The REAL Food Act would ban bioengineered foods, lab-grown meat, and shelf-life coatings from the American food supply, and reform how the FDA and USDA decide what reaches your table.

What the Act does

Four changes to how food is made, approved, and sold for human consumption in the United States.

  • Bans bioengineered foods

    Prohibits the sale of bioengineered foods for human consumption.

  • Bans lab-grown meat

    Prohibits cell-cultured and lab-grown food products for human consumption.

  • Bans shelf-life coatings

    Prohibits coatings and additives applied to fresh food to extend its shelf life.

  • Reforms FDA and USDA review

    Changes how federal agencies review and approve new food technologies before they reach the market.

How you can help

Congress acts when constituents speak up. Each of these takes a few minutes.

Sign the petition

Add your name to the call for Congress to introduce and pass the REAL Food Act.

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Read the Act

Read or download the Executive Summary, the Policy Proposal, and the Letter to Congress

The REAL Food Act Executive Summary Read Download
Policy proposal Read Download
Letter to Congress Read Download

Call your representatives

Tell your members of Congress you support the REAL Food Act.

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