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AZ SB1275
Bill
Status
1/30/2014
Primary Sponsor
Edward Ableser
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AI Summary
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Establishes a voluntary program administered by the Department of Health Services allowing food producers to display a department-designed logo on products sold in Arizona to identify them as produced without genetically engineered organisms.
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Requires companies using the logo to submit a license agreement and comply with guidelines developed by the department, which must adopt rules identifying approved testing procedures and establishing program fees.
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Permits logo display on four categories of qualifying products: animals not genetically engineered regardless of their feed, raw agricultural commodities grown without intentional use of genetically engineered seed, processed foods containing less than 0.9% genetically engineered materials by weight, and foods verified by independent organizations using approved testing procedures.
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Specifies logo display locations as packaging for raw agricultural commodities and processed foods, shelf labels for unbundled commodities, and seed containers or sales receipts for seeds.
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Terminates the program on July 1, 2024 pursuant to Arizona's sunset review statute.
Legislative Description
Nongenetically engineered food; labeling
Last Action
Referred to Senate HHS Committee
2/3/2014