Bill Text: CA SB1475 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Food safety: hamburger and imitation hamburger.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-29 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1475 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB1475-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1475

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Introduced by Senator Caballero

February 16, 2024

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An act to amend Section 111205 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to food safety.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1475, as introduced, Caballero. Food safety: hamburger and imitation hamburger.

Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, requires a restaurant selling hamburger or imitation hamburger, as defined, to accurately inform the consumer public of the contents. Existing law prohibits a restaurant from using the term “hamburger” or “burger” in any advertisement or menu to refer to imitation hamburger.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 111205 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

111205.

 (a)  If imitation hamburger is sold or served in restaurant a restaurant, a list of the ingredients thereof shall appear on the menu, menu or, if there is no menu, the information shall be posted as state department shall by regulations require. No list of ingredients, however, as required by state regulations. A list of ingredients shall not be required for imitation hamburger that contains not more than 10 percent added protein and water, water and that does not contain other binders or extenders.

(b)  No A restaurant shall not use the terms “hamburger,” “burger,” or any other cognate thereof in any advertisement, an advertisement or menu to refer to any imitation hamburger. A restaurant selling or serving imitation hamburger may refer to the product as imitation hamburger or by any other term that accurately informs the customer of the nature of the food product that he or she the customer is sold or served.