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Proposition 37 was a California ballot measure rejected in California at the statewide election on November 6, 2012. [2] This initiative statute would have required labeling of genetically engineered food, with some exceptions. It would have disallowed the practice of labeling genetically engineered food with the word "natural."
Organic certification addresses a growing worldwide demand for organic food. It is intended to assure quality, prevent fraud, and to promote commerce.While such certification was not necessary in the early days of the organic movement, when small farmers would sell their produce directly at farmers' markets, as organics have grown in popularity, more and more consumers are purchasing organic ...
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997; Food libel laws; Food Quality Protection Act; Generally recognized as safe; Global Food Security Act of 2009; Kevin's Law; Mandatory country-of-origin labeling of food sold in the United States; Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act; Public Law 114-214, regulating GMO food labeling
The California law SB 1383, which takes effect in 2022, aims for people at homes and businesses to recycle their organic food waste. This will help reduce methane emissions by limiting what goes ...
Newsom is requiring the California Department of Public Health to provide recommendations by April 1 to limit the harms associated with ultra-processed foods and food ingredients that pose a ...
The California Homemade Food Act is a law that legalizes the manufacture and sale of certain homemade food products. [1] Introduced as bill AB1616, the California Homemade Food Act was signed by Governor Jerry Brown and became law effective January 1, 2013.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) - Starting this week, "gluten-free" labels on packaged foods have real meaning. Until now, the term "gluten-free" had not been regulated, and manufacturers ...
There are two primary laws that regulate organic production: at a federal level, the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 and at a state level, the California Organic Food and Farming Act of 2016. Both laws lay out standards for production, processing, handling and retailing that must be followed in order to label a product as "organic".