Enforcement of a state agricultural law alternately described as a “truth in labeling” law and a “censorship law” was banned Wednesday by a federal judge in Little Rock.
The law, Act 501 of 2019, was originally scheduled to go into effect July 24 but hasn’t been enforced as a result of a lawsuit filed July 22 claiming it is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker heard arguments in October on a request from Turtle Island Foods, doing business as The Tofurky Co., to halt enforcement of the law. The Oregon manufacturer, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Good Food Institute, called the law an effort by the state’s meat producers to “limit access to healthier, more sustainable food choices.”…
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