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CO HB1102

Bill

Status

Failed

3/1/2019

Primary Sponsor

Rod Pelton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines food as misbranded if labeled as "meat" or a cut of meat without being primarily derived from livestock as defined in Colorado law.

  • Requires cultured or lab-grown meat to include the terms "lab-grown" or "artificially cultured" as modifiers on all meat-related descriptions on labeling and packaging.

  • Classifies cultured meat as misbranded if most cells were not grown within the physical body of living livestock and lacks required labeling modifiers.

  • Takes effect 90 days after final adjournment of the 2019 general assembly (August 2, 2019) unless subject to referendum petition, in which case requires voter approval in November 2020.

  • Applies to all food labeled or packaged on or after the effective date of the act.

Legislative Description

Nonanimal And Lab-grown Meat Misbranding

Agriculture

Last Action

House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely

3/1/2019

Committee Referrals

Public Health Care & Human Services1/14/2019

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