Georgia CommonsHB 163: Food service establishments; certain food products be disclosed as containing cell cultured meat and plant based meat alternatives; require
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The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs offered the following substitute to HB 163:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to require that certain food products be disclosed as containing cell cultured meat; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"26-2-378.1.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) 'Cell cultured meat' means any food product that is:
(A) Artificially grown from cell cultures of animal muscle or organ tissues; and
(B) Designed to share sensory characteristics with conventional meat products.
(2) 'Conventional meat product' means any food product that:
(A) Is made wholly or in part from the carcass of any animal, including, but not limited to, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, fish, shellfish, and poultry; and
(B) Does not contain cell cultured meat.
(3) 'Poultry' shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section 26-2-410.
(b) All food service establishments in the state that serve food products containing cell cultured meat shall conspicuously display on their menus, including, but not limited to, electronic menus, physical menus, and placard displays, advertising such product, disclosures stating that such food products contain cell cultured meat.
(c) No food product containing cell cultured meat shall be labeled, advertised, or otherwise represented by any food service establishment as constituting conventional meat products."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.