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The judge ordered a temporary injunction and said Tofurky is likely to prevail.
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Known as Act (**********************************************, the law passed state lawmakers in March but has yet to be enforced. If it had, meatless-meat makers, such as Tofurky, would be forced to stop selling their products in the state, face a ruinous amount of fines, or change their labeling of meatless burgers and sausages to unappetizing and vague descriptors, such as ” savory plant-based protein “and” veggie tubes. “The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , The Good Food Institute, and Animal Legal Defense Fund challenged Act 630 on behalf of Tofurky in July. Together, the groups argued that the law amounted to a ham-fisted attempt by meat-backed lawmakers to protect the profits of the dairy and meat industry and stifle popular meatless competition.
On Tuesday, the group earned a first win in the case.
Judge Kristine Baker, of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, granted a preliminary injunction that prevents the state from enforcing the law while the legal case is ongoing. In her order, Judge Baker made clear that the law appears to violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment — as Tofurky argued. She determined that the state will likely lose the case.On the butcher block
Arkansas argued in the case that the purpose of the law is to protect consumers from being misled or confused by false or misleading labeling on meatless products that use meat-associated terms.
“The State argues that Tofurky’s labels for its plant-based products are inherently misleading because they use the names and descriptors of traditional meat items but do not actually include the product they invoke, including terms like ‘chorizo,’ ‘hot dogs,’ ‘sausage,’ and ‘ham roast,’ ‘Judge Baker noted. Such misleading or false labels would not be protected commercial speech under the First Amendment, the state claimed.
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