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CA AB 2066

Title: The California Food Safety Act.
Author: Eloise Gomez Reyes

Summary
AB 2066, as amended, Reyes. The California Food Safety Act. Existing law, the California Food Safety Act, prohibits a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce a food product for human consumption that contains a specified substance, including, among others, red dye 3.This bill, commencing January 1, 2027, would prohibit a person or entity from using methylene chloride in the process of decaffeinating coffee, or selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce coffee that has been decaffeinated in a process using methylene chloride. The bill would make a violation of these provisions punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent violation, upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney.

Status
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

Bill Documents
CA AB 2066 - 04/08/24 - Amended Assembly
04/08/24 - CA AB 2066 (04/08/24 - Amended Assembly)


CA AB 2066 - 02/01/24 - Introduced
02/01/24 - CA AB 2066 (02/01/24 - Introduced)

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  • Eloise Reyes - D
    Assemblymember - State Assembly - CA

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    Capital Address:
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    Sacramento, CA 94249
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    District Address:
    301 E Vanderbilt Way Ste 400
    San Bernardino, CA 92408 3559
    Phone: 9093814100