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AZ SB1649
Bill
Status
2/27/2024
Primary Sponsor
Ken Bennett
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AI Summary
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Prohibits labeling food products that are not derived from livestock or poultry as meat, meat food products, poultry, or poultry products.
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Specifically bans misbranding or misrepresenting cell-cultured food products and synthetic products derived from plants, insects, or other sources as meat or poultry.
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Authorizes the Department of Health Services to adopt rules, investigate complaints, seek injunctive relief, and impose civil penalties of up to $100,000 per violation with each day constituting a separate offense.
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Allows the Department to delegate investigation and enforcement authority to county health departments or the Arizona Department of Agriculture's weights and measures services division.
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Defines key terms including "cell-cultured food product," "deceptively similar," "meat," "meat food product," "poultry," and "poultry product" by reference to existing Arizona law.
Legislative Description
Misbranding; misrepresenting; food products.
Prohibition
Last Action
House minority caucus: Do pass
3/19/2024