BILL NUMBER: SB 1486	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lieu

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act relating to food.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1486, as introduced, Lieu. Food facilities: menu labeling.
   The Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law contains various
provisions regarding the contents, packaging, labeling, and
advertising of food, drugs, and cosmetics. The California Retail Food
Code provides for the regulation of health and sanitation standards
for retail food facilities, as defined, by the State Department of
Public Health. Under existing law, local health agencies are
primarily responsible for enforcing the California Retail Food Code.
A violation of any of these provisions is punishable as a
misdemeanor.
   The code requires fish that are received for sale or service to be
commercially and legally caught or harvested. The code also imposes
various labeling and storage requirements for shellstock.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to ensure that consumers receive certain information
regarding seafood.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would ensure that consumers know the true source of
seafood through enhanced disclosure and country of origin labeling.