SB 211 - Requires Clear Product Labeling on Plant-Based Meat Alternatives - Georgia Key Vote
Steve Henson voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- July 24, 2020
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 25, 2020
- House Bill Passed
- June 25, 2020
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 7, 2019
- Introduced
- Feb. 27, 2019
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Title: Requires Clear Product Labeling on Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
Signed by Governor Brian Kemp
Title: Requires Clear Product Labeling on Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that requires clear product labeling on plant-based meat alternatives.
Highlights:
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Prohibits any person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation from labelling, advertising, or otherwise representing any cell-cultured or plant-based food produced or sold in this state as meat or any product from an animal unless each product is clearly labeled (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that cell-cultured products must display “lab-grown”, “lab created”, or “grown in a lab” prominently and conspicuously on the front of the package (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that plant-based products must display “vegetarian”, “vegan”, “plant-based” or other similar term prominently and conspicuously on the front of the package (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that this act goes into effect on December 31, 2020 (Sec. 2).
Title: Requires Clear Product Labeling on Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
Title: Requires Clear Product Labeling on Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
Title: Requires Clear Product Labeling on Plant-Based Meat Alternatives