In a nationwide first, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has outlawed the sale and distribution of lab-grown meat in his state, claiming a ban will prevent the global elite from forcing the world to eat lab-grown meat and insects.

Today, Florida is fighting back against the global elites plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs to achieve their authoritarian goals, DeSantis said in a statement following the legislations signing Wednesday.

The law aims to protect the business of local cattle ranchers and farmers, which the states Commissioner of Agriculture, Wilton Simpson, said is under threat by alternative food options.