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GA HB1152
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Josh Clark
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AI Summary
- Requires food and seed stock that is entirely or partially genetically engineered to bear the label "Produced with Genetic Engineering" in the same size and font as the nutritional facts panel, applying to wholesale bills of sale, retail packages, raw agricultural commodities, and seed containers
- Exempts alcoholic beverages, food prepared for immediate consumption in food service establishments, farm products sold directly by farmers at roadside stands or farmers' markets, and animal-derived food where only the animal's feed or drugs involved genetic engineering
- Imposes a civil penalty of up to $1,000.00 per day, per uniquely named product for knowing violations, while shielding retailers from liability unless they are the producer/manufacturer or their failure to label was knowing and willful
- Adds new definitions to Georgia Code Title 26 for terms including "genetic engineering," "organism," "processed food," "processing aid," "raw agricultural commodity," and "retailer"
- Effectiveness is contingent on four other states (including one bordering Georgia) enacting consistent mandatory GE labeling laws, and southeastern states with such laws having an aggregate population exceeding 20 million based on 2010 census figures
Legislative Description
Food standards; require labeling of genetically engineered food; provisions
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/20/2014
Full Bill Text
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