Pennsylvania lawmaker to introduce bill that requires labels for lab-grown meat
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY IN CHESTER COUNTY. A LIVE REPORT FROM CAMPUS WHERE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY WEEKEND SHOOTING. MELISSA IS NOW A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE AND THREATENS WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION WHERE THE STORM IS NOW HEADED. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS IN ASIA TALKING TRADE. I’M RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH A POSSIBLE TRADE DEAL BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA THAT COULD IMPACT THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ECONOMIES. GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M SUSAN SHAPIRO CLASSES ARE CANCELED TODAY AT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY IN CHESTER COUNTY AFTER A MASS SHOOTING ON SATURDAY KILLED ONE PERSON. NEWS EIGHT’S SARAH METZ JOINS US LIVE FROM THE UNIVERSITY. YEAH. SUSAN, THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY DURING THE HOMECOMING CELEBRATIONS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. NOW, THE COLLEGE IS A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY. AND TODAY AT NOON, THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY IS HAVING A GATHERING TO REFLECT, CONNECT AND ALSO HEAL. NOW IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF CAMPUS. SO I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE FRAME JUST SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE’RE KIND OF UP AGAINST OUT HERE WITH THE CAMPUS AND THE FENCE. WE CAN’T GET ON CAMPUS, BUT THIS EVENT IS BEING HELD DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF CAMPUS AT THIS MOMENT, SO WE CAN’T SEE MUCH AND WE DON’T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THE CHESTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAID 25 YEAR OLD DEJUAN JEFFERS FROM DELAWARE, WAS SHOT AND KILLED DURING THE SHOOTING AND SIX OTHERS WERE WOUNDED, INCLUDING A STUDENT. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS THE SHOOTING HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER, AND WE DROVE BY THAT AREA NOT TOO LONG AGO. IT LOOKED VERY EERILY SIMILAR TO HOW IT DID ON SATURDAY NIGHT. TRASH ALL OVER THE FLOOR, TENTS, TABLES AND CHAIRS EVERYWHERE LIKE EVERYONE JUST GOT UP AND RAN OUT. IT APPEARS THE GROUNDS CREWS ARE STILL CLEANING UP THE AREA. AT THIS MOMENT, I DID SEE ONE OR. EXCUSE ME, ONE PERSON IS IN CUSTODY FOR CARRYING A CONCEALED FIREARM WITHOUT A LICENSE. HOWEVER, IT’S NOT CLEAR IF THAT GUN WAS USED IN THE SHOOTING. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS AND OFFICIALS ALSO BELIEVE THEY’RE SAYING THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE SHOOTERS. NOW, LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS ARE ALL WORKING TO GATHER TO INVESTIGATE THIS SHOOTING. AT THIS TIME, WE’RE GOING TO BE HERE ALL DAY LONG. SO STAY WITH WGAL BOTH ONLINE AND ON AIR IN CHESTER COUNTY. SARA MATT MOORE, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. THANK YOU. SARA. TEACHERS IN THE SHIPPENSBURG AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT A CONTRACT, ARE SHOWING SOLIDARITY AHEAD OF TONIGHT’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS HAS MORE ON THE CONTINUING NEGOTIATIONS. TEACHERS HERE IN THE SHIPPENSBURG AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT A CONTRACT FOR MONTHS, AND TODAY THEY’RE MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD BY RALLYING WITH HOPES OF COMING TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT SOON. EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE SCHOOL BOARD SHARED ITS LATEST OFFER PUBLICLY AND SENT A LETTER TO PARENTS. BUT THE TEACHERS UNION AND SHIPPENSBURG ASSOCIATION SAYS THE LETTER WAS ONE SIDED. THE MOST RECENT PROPOSAL INCLUDES AN ANNUAL SALARY INCREASE OF JUST OVER 4.25%, PLUS SOME NEW INCENTIVES FOR SICK AND PERSONAL DAYS. IT ALSO MAKES SOME CHANGES TO INSURANCE FOR STAFF SPOUSES. THIS MEANS THAT IF A TEACHER’S SPOUSE HAS HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH THEIR JOB, THEY HAVE TO USE THAT INSTEAD OF THE DISTRICT’S PLAN. THE DISTRICT SAYS IT’S TRYING TO BALANCE FAIR PAY FOR TEACHERS WITH PROTECTING TAXPAYERS AND KEEPING THE SCHOOLS FINANCIALLY STABLE. AND ALTHOUGH THE DISTRICT BELIEVES THERE’S BEEN SOME PROGRESS IN NEGOTIATIONS, BOTH PARTIES STILL CAN’T COME TO AN AGREEMENT. THE WALKING EVENT OR RALLY ORGANIZED BY THE UNION WILL BE HELD AT 745. THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS TONIGHT AT EIGHT. REPORTING HERE IN SHIPPENSBURG, I’M GABRIELLE THOMAS, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP POLICE IN DAUPHIN COUNTY ARRESTED A MAN FOR ALLEGED LEWD CONTACT WITH A CHILD. POLICE SAY YESTERDAY, 32 YEAR OLD ANDREW ILLINGSWORTH OF MIDDLETOWN, HAD LEWD CONTACT WITH A MINOR CHILD. A WARRANT WAS ISSUED AND ILLINGSWORTH WAS ARRESTED AT HIS HOME. INVESTIGATORS SAY MORE CHARGES ARE POSSIBLE. WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP POLICE IN YORK COUNTY ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN A COUNTERFEIT MONEY INVESTIGATION. POLICE ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THESE PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH COUNTERFEIT MONEY. OCTOBER 5TH AT SEPHORA AT KOHL’S ON TOWNE CENTER DRIVE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL POLICE. NEW AT NOON, NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE SAY A DRIVER WHO FAILED TO YIELD AT A RIGHT OF WAY CAUSED A CRASH LAST WEEK THAT CLOSED PART OF ROUTE 501. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF A KIA PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF A TRACTOR TRAILER THURSDAY, AND WHEN THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR, THE TRUCK ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE. THE DRIVER OF THE KIA, A 66 YEAR OLD SHARON GARRIS OF MANHEIM, WAS CITED FOR FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AT A POSTED STOP SIGN. THE TRUCK DRIVER, WHO WAS FROM PHILADELPHIA, WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT. A NICE LOOKING MONDAY HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, AS WE LOOK LIVE FROM OUR SKYCAM NETWORK. SOME VERY BLUE SKIES. METEOROLOGIST MIKE SUSKO IS HERE WITH MORE ON THE FORECAST AS WE START THIS WORKWEEK. A LITTLE FROST THIS MORNING, MIKE. YES IT WAS. IT WAS DEFINITELY A COLD, CHILLY START TO THE DAY TODAY. BUT OVERALL, I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE A PLEASANT AFTERNOON COMING OUR WAY HERE. SUSAN, FOR YOUR MONDAY AND EVEN A LITTLE BIT BEYOND THAT INTO TUESDAY. BUT RAIN CHANCES DO RETURN LATER IN THE DAY. WEDNESDAY. MORE TOWARDS THE EVENING HOURS AND INTO OUR THURSDAY HERE. AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE’RE GOING TO BE BELOW AVERAGE AS WE GO THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. AND THAT INCLUDES HERE IN HERSHEY RIGHT NOW. NICE BLUE SKY. THE WIND THERE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE IN HERSHEY AT THE MOMENT. AND CURRENT TEMPERATURES, IT’S 56 IN LEBANON, 53 THOUGH IN HARRISBURG, 52 FOR LEWISTOWN, LANCASTER AND YORK. YOU’RE AT 54 AND 58. IN CHAMBERSBURG. THAT IS THE WARMEST SPOT. WINDS ARE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST HERE, SO OVERALL NOT A BAD DAY WHEN IT COMES TO THE WINDS AS WELL. THAT WILL PICK UP THOUGH LATER IN THE WEEK HERE WITH STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR SHOWING WE ARE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUDS OFF TO THE SOUTH AND WEST, BUT OVERALL A NICE SUNNY DAY. I THINK COMING OUR WAY HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, WE’RE LOOKING AT A HIGH AROUND 60 DEGREES AT 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON. AND THEN NOTICE ONCE THAT SUN GOES DOWN, WELL, WE’LL DROP BACK FROM THE 50S AND INTO THE 40S VERY QUICKLY. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER FROSTY NIGHT COMING OUR WAY. WE’LL SHOW YOU THE REST OF THAT TEN DAY FORECAST COMING UP IN A LITTLE BIT. SUSAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS IN ASIA FOCUSING ON TRADE. HE’LL MEET WITH CHINA’S PRESIDENT LATER THIS WEEK AHEAD OF A MAJOR TARIFF DEADLINE. NEWS EIGHT’S RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON ON WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEK. ON SUNDAY, THE U.S. AND CHINA ANNOUNCED THE TWO COUNTRIES ARE INCHING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO A POSSIBLE TRADE DEAL. IF NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE WOULD IMPOSE A 157% TARIFF ON CHINESE GOODS, STARTING ON SATURDAY. CHINA’S PAYING 55% ON GOODS COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW. TRADE TENSIONS CONTINUE TO RISE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. BEIJING RECENTLY LIMITED EXPORTS OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. PRESIDENT TRUMP RESPONDED BY THREATENING TARIFFS ON CHINESE PRODUCTS. PRESIDENT TRUMP HE SPOKE WITH REPORTERS TODAY ABOUT HOW HE’S CONFIDENT HE’LL LEAVE SOUTH KOREA ON THURSDAY WITH A DEAL. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME. I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR PRESIDENT XI. I LIKE HIM A LOT. HE LIKES ME A LOT. I BELIEVE AND RESPECTS ME AND I THINK HE RESPECTS OUR COUNTRY A LOT, AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE I THINK WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION FOR BOTH COUNTRIES. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID HE PLANS TO VISIT CHINA IN THE FUTURE, WHILE ALSO SUGGESTING THAT PRESIDENT XI COULD VISIT HIM IN WASHINGTON OR MA
Pennsylvania lawmaker to introduce bill that requires labels for lab-grown meat
Updated: 1:09 PM EDT Oct 27, 2025
A Pennsylvania lawmaker announced plans to introduce legislation to require labels for lab-grown meat, according to the memo. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.Rep. Greg Scott, who represents the 54th District, is pushing for all cell-cultured meat products in Pennsylvania to display a conspicuous label. Cell-cultured meat is grown from the cells and DNA of livestock in a controlled laboratory environment, allowing muscle growth without the need for slaughter, the memo stated.”The people of Pennsylvania have a right to know what they eat, buy, and order at stores and restaurants so they can make their own informed decisions on what they consume,” Scott said. Scott emphasized that while the FDA has deemed cell-cultured meat safe for consumption, consumers deserve to know exactly what they are eating.The proposed legislation would extend labeling requirements to restaurants and other eating establishments, ensuring that menu items containing cell-cultured meat are clearly identified.
A Pennsylvania lawmaker announced plans to introduce legislation to require labels for lab-grown meat, according to the memo.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
Rep. Greg Scott, who represents the 54th District, is pushing for all cell-cultured meat products in Pennsylvania to display a conspicuous label.
Cell-cultured meat is grown from the cells and DNA of livestock in a controlled laboratory environment, allowing muscle growth without the need for slaughter, the memo stated.
“The people of Pennsylvania have a right to know what they eat, buy, and order at stores and restaurants so they can make their own informed decisions on what they consume,” Scott said.
Scott emphasized that while the FDA has deemed cell-cultured meat safe for consumption, consumers deserve to know exactly what they are eating.
The proposed legislation would extend labeling requirements to restaurants and other eating establishments, ensuring that menu items containing cell-cultured meat are clearly identified.