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SB 585: Agriculture: meat and poultry products: misbranding.
What SB 585 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill aims to amend a provision in the food and agricultural code that deals with misbranding of meat and poultry products. It would make a nonsubstantive change to the existing law, which states that a livestock or poultry product is considered misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. The change would not alter the substance of the law but would update the existing provision to reflect a more accurate description of the issue.
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 194 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 585
| Introduced by Senator Jones |
February 20, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 18781 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 585, as introduced, Jones. Agriculture: meat and poultry products: misbranding.
Existing law provides that a livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of specified cases, including when its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 18781 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:18781.
A livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each of the following cases:(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
(b) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.
(c) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word “imitation” and and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated.
(d) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
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