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AK SB242

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/8/2022

Primary Sponsor

Rules

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Origin

Senate

32nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Alaska Food Freedom Act to exempt homemade food products from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements when produced and sold in compliance with specified conditions.

  • Limits qualifying transactions to direct sales between producers and informed end consumers within Alaska at farmers' markets, agricultural fairs, farms, ranches, producers' homes, or agreed-upon locations.

  • Prohibits exempted sales of meat, seafood, controlled substances, rendered animal fat, and game meat, except meat may be sold through animal share arrangements with prior ownership establishment and warning labels.

  • Requires non-potentially hazardous foods sold at retail locations to display prominent labels stating "This food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected, and may contain allergens" and restricts display on same shelves as licensed products.

  • Allows department to conduct inspections to investigate foodborne illness, unsafe practices, and misbranded or adulterated food, and preserves all federal, local, brand inspection, and animal health inspection requirements.

Legislative Description

Exemptions For Food Products

Licensing

Last Action

REFERRED TO HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

4/8/2022

Committee Referrals

Health & Social Services4/8/2022

Full Bill Text

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