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MI HB5787

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/6/2024

Primary Sponsor

Gina Johnsen

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Replaces mandatory "shall" language with "must" throughout food labeling requirements in Michigan's Food Law for modernized statutory language

  • Restructures Section 7129(1) to list four required label elements in subsections: product name, ingredient statement (if multi-ingredient), net weight, and manufacturer name and address

  • Clarifies labeling requirements for bulk retail displays and meat products containing antioxidants, monosodium glutamate, or hydrolyzed vegetable protein

  • Strengthens meat product naming standards requiring products specifying one meat type to contain only that species, and products with multiple meat types to contain at least 20% of each type listed

  • Prohibits manufacturing, offering, or selling cultivated meat (meat produced from cultured animal cells) in Michigan

Legislative Description

Food: meats; production and sale of lab-grown meat; prohibit. Amends sec. 7129 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.7129).

Food: meats

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/06/2024

6/11/2024

Committee Referrals

Agriculture6/6/2024

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