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MI HB4947

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/11/2019

Primary Sponsor

Beau LaFave

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Origin

House of Representatives

100th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Replaces archaic language by changing "shall" to "must" throughout food labeling requirements in Michigan's Food Law.

  • Prohibits labeling or identifying laboratory-grown meat substitutes as "meat."

  • Requires meat products using antioxidants to disclose their presence and purpose on labels or adjacent placards.

  • Requires meat products containing monosodium glutamate or hydrolyzed vegetable protein to disclose these ingredients on labels or adjacent placards.

  • Maintains existing requirements that meat products named after a single meat species must contain only that meat species, or if multiple meats are named, must contain at least 20% of each type.

Legislative Description

Food; other; labeling as meat a laboratory-grown meat substitute; prohibit. Amends sec. 7129 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.7129).

Food: other

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/12/2019

9/12/2019

Committee Referrals

Agriculture9/11/2019

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