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VA HB2274

VA HB2274
Meat; food labeling, misbranding.


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Introduced
01/08/2019
In Committee
01/08/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/24/2019

Introduced Session

2019 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Meat; food labeling; misbranding. Provides that a food product shall be deemed misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented as, a meat food product while containing no meat, except to the extent that its label bears the word "imitation" followed by the name of the meat food product being imitated.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Code of Virginia to deem a food product as misbranded if it purports to be or is represented as a meat food product but does not contain any meat, except to the extent that its label bears the word "imitation" followed by the name of the meat food product being imitated. The bill aims to address the issue of food products being labeled or represented as containing meat when they do not actually contain any meat.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (on 02/05/2019)

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