This week the State Assembly unanimously approved a few different bills dealing with labeling issues for dairy and meat products. The three bills were Bill 73, 74, and 75.
Bill 73 would banned companies from labeling foods as “cheese, cream, or yogurt” if they aren’t made from the milk of a mammal such as a cow or a goat.
Bill 74 would require that any product labeled as “milk” needs to come from a mammal.
Bill 75 would mainly follow the same protocol as the other two bills, but specifically, it would be for products labeled as “meat.”
In order for the bills to stick around, ten states have to pass the same food labeling restrictions within the next ten years. As of now, the only states that have passed milk labeling laws are Maryland and North Carolina.
The bills will now move to the state Senate.
