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GA SB211
Bill
Status
Passed
7/24/2020
Primary Sponsor
Tyler Harper
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AI Summary
- Makes it unlawful to label, advertise, or represent any food produced or sold in Georgia as "meat" or as a product from an animal unless it is clearly and conspicuously labeled on the front of the package with appropriate qualifying terms
- Requires cell-cultured meat products to be labeled with terms such as "lab-grown," "lab-created," or "grown in a lab"
- Requires plant-based products to be labeled as "vegetarian," "veggie," "vegan," "plant based," or a similar term indicating the product does not include flesh, offal, or other by-products from the carcass of a slaughtered animal
- Defines "animal" broadly to include cattle, swine, sheep, goats, fish, poultry (including eggs), and game animals raised for the production of edible products intended for human consumption
- Effective date of December 31, 2020
Legislative Description
Advertisement and Sale of Meat; representation of nonanimal products and non-slaughtered animal flesh as meat; render unlawful
Last Action
Effective Date
12/31/2020
Committee Referrals
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs3/8/2019
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs2/27/2019
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