JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A vegetarian food-maker has asked a federal judge to
issue a preliminary injunction against a Missouri law making it a misdemeanor
crime to promote products as “meat” that aren’t made from livestock or
poultry.The Oregon-based Tofurky Co. claims the Missouri law infringes on its
constitutional free speech rights to use product labels such as “veggie
burgers,” “vegetarian ham roast” and “chorizo style sausage.”
The request for a preliminary injunction was filed late Tuesday as part of a
federal lawsuit originally filed in August.
The other plaintiff in the case is The Good Food Institute, a Washington,
D.C.-based nonprofit that advocates for meat alternatives.
The Missouri law was passed earlier this year with support from the Missouri
Farm Bureau and state pork and cattle associations.
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