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Amendment S-5029 to SF 2391
Prohibiting the misbranding of certain food products, and providing penalties
Failed · February 27, 2024
Filed February 27, 2024 in the Senate by Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Zach Wahls (D)
What it changes
AI summary This amendment expands the bill to include rules for milk and milk products, not just meat products. It adds definitions for dairy animals, milk, and manufactured milk products, and requires that plant-based or manufactured milk alternatives use clear labels to avoid being considered misbranded.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 2, after line 1 by inserting: “___. “Dairy animal” means a cow, goat, or sheep that is actively producing milk.”
- Page 3, after line 15 by inserting: “___. “Manufactured milk product” means a food product having one or more sensory attributes that resemble milk or a milk product, but in lieu of being derived from the lacteal secretion of a dairy animal, is derived from manufactured plants or other organic materials.”
- Page 3, after line 24 by inserting: “___. “Milk” means the raw lacteal secretion of a dairy animal. ___. “Milk product” means a product pasteurized or processed using milk as its exclusive ingredient.”
- Page 3, line 32, after “meat products” by inserting “or milk products”
- Page 3, line 33, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 4, line 2, after “meatless” by inserting “milk-free or dairy-free,”
- Page 4, line 11, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 4, line 16, after “meat products” by inserting “or milk products”
- Page 4, line 24, before “A” by inserting “
- ”
- Page 4, line 26, by striking “
- ” and inserting “a.”
- Page 4, line 29, by striking “
- ” and inserting “b.”
- By striking page 4, line 31, through page 5, line 1, and inserting: “c. (1) A label that is part of or placed on the package or other container storing the food product includes an identifying meat term. (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply if the label contains a -1- S 5023.3292 (3) 90 da/ns 1/ 3 conspicuous and prominent qualifying term in close proximity to an identifying meat term.
- A food product is misbranded as a milk product if all of the following apply: a. The food product is a manufactured milk product or the food product contains a manufactured milk product. b. The food product is offered for sale or sold by a food processing plant. c. (1) The label that is part of or placed on the package or the container storing the food product includes a term identifying the food product as containing a milk product. (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply if the label contains a conspicuous and prominent qualifying term in close proximity to the term “milk” that would clearly disclose to a reasonable purchaser of milk products from a food processing plant that the food product is a manufactured milk product.”
- Page 5, line 4, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 5, line 9, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 5, line 14, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 5, line 20, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 5, line 22, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 5, line 31, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 7, line 10, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 7, line 14, after “meat products” by inserting “or milk products”
- Page 7, line 19, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 7, line 23, after “meat products” by inserting “or -2- S 5023.3292 (3) 90 da/ns 2/ 3 milk products”
- Page 7, line 27, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- Page 7, line 31, after “meat products” by inserting “or milk products”
- Page 7, line 35, after “meat product” by inserting “or milk product”
- By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.