Bill Text: CA SB1333 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Vitamin and supplement ingredients: certification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-08-22 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. [SB1333 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB1333-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1333	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 26, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wyland

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to amend Section 110100 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to  vitamin   vitamins and 
supplements.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1333, as amended, Wyland. Vitamin  and  supplement
ingredients:  labeling: country of origin.  
certification. 
   Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, generally
regulates the packaging and labeling of foods and requires that all
labels of foods, drugs, or cosmetics conform with the requirements of
the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, as specified, and the
regulations adopted pursuant to that federal act. A violation of
these provisions is a crime.
   Existing law also authorizes the State Department of Public Health
to adopt additional food labeling regulations.
   This bill would require that  vitamins that are packaged
and distributed in this state identify on the package label the
country of origin of each ingredient listed on the label. 
 a manufacturer and a wholesaler or distributor of vitamins or
supplements in the state certify certain information to the
department, including the country of origin for the vitamins and
supplements.  The bill would also require the department to
 establish a program to enforce that requirement, to conduct
a random sampling to assess the potency of each vitamin, and to
ensure that information provided regarding the potency of the
ingredients identified on the label is accurate.  
create a form for a manufacturer and a wholesaler or distributor to
certify the required information   to the department and for
the department to adopt a procedure for the submission of the form.
 By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated
local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 110100 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   110100.  (a)  All food labeling regulations and any amendments to
those regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act, in effect on
January 1, 1993, or adopted on or after that date shall be the food
labeling regulations of this state.
   (b)  The department may, by regulation, adopt additional food
labeling regulations. Prior to the adoption of any food labeling
regulation pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall seek
comments from consumer groups and representatives of the food
industry that have been identified by the department as being
affected by the proposed regulation. 
   (c) (1) Each vitamin that is packaged and distributed in this
state shall include on the package label the country of origin of
each ingredient that is listed on the label.  
   (2) The department shall establish a program to do all of the
following:  
   (A) Enforce the requirements of paragraph (1).  
   (B) Conduct a random sampling to assess the potency of each
vitamin.  
   (C) Ensure that information provided regarding the potency of each
vitamin is accurate.  
   (c) A manufacturer and a wholesaler or distributor that sells or
distributes vitamins or supplements in the state shall certify to the
department all of the following: 
   (1) That the vitamins and supplements do not contain any of the
federally recognized contaminants in excess of federal safety limits.
 
   (2) That all ingredients in the vitamins and supplements are
listed on the label.  
   (3) The quantity of active ingredients in the vitamins and
supplements.  
   (4) The country of origin for the vitamins and supplements. 

   (d) The department shall create a form for a manufacturer and a
wholesaler or distributor to certify to the department the
information in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, and shall adopt a
procedure for submitting the form. 
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.