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GA HB1345

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/20/2010

Primary Sponsor

Michele Henson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Enacts the Georgia Kosher Food Consumer Protection Act to regulate the labeling and advertising of food products marketed as kosher
  • Requires businesses selling kosher food to file a kosher food disclosure statement containing responses to specified questions about their kosher practices and supervision
  • Prohibits misrepresenting food as kosher in any advertisement, sign, or menu
  • Establishes a conditional disclosure requirement: if a business affirms it has kosher supervision (paragraph 15), it must also answer additional questions (paragraphs 16–19) about the nature of that supervision
  • Amended by Senators Balfour (9th) and Unterman (45th) to expand covered materials to include signs and menus, restructure subsection designations, and refine disclosure obligations

Legislative Description

Georgia Kosher Food Consumer Protection Act; enact

Last Action

Effective Date

7/1/2010

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Consumer Affairs3/26/2010
Judiciary3/10/2010

Full Bill Text

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