HB 169 MISREPRESENTATION OF MEAT

Rep Luis M Terrazas

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 House Bill 169 prohibits misrepresenting lab-cultured protein as a meat food product. Provides penalties.
 

 House Bill 169 (HB 169) prohibits misrepresenting lab-cultured protein as a meat food product as follows:

SECTION 1 amends Food Section 25-2-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1951, Chapter 169, Section 1) to amend the title and change the insert the citation.
     
SECTION 2 adds a new section to the New Mexico Food Act titled Misrepresentation of lab-cultured protein, as follows:
A. Advertising, offering for sale, selling or misrepresenting lab-cultured protein as a meat food product is prohibited.

B. Lab-cultured protein shall be labeled as lab-cultured protein; be presented in its own section a restaurant menu; not be packaged deceptively as a meat food product; not be displayed with meat food in stores.

C. provides definitions as used in this section.

SECTION 3 amends Section 25-2-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1951, Chapter 169, Section 4, as amended) to add a citation: Section 25-2-3.1 NMSA 1978.
    
SECTION 4 amends Section 25-2-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1951, Chapter 169, Section 5, as amended) in penalties to update language to insert a citation: Section 25-2-5.3.1 NMSA 1978.

SECTION 5 makes the effective date July 1, 2024. 

 House Bill duplicates Senate Bill 37.