The California Food Safety Act.
Summary
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 would require the Office of Environmental Health Hazzard Assessment to conduct a study on the health impacts of the consumption of methylene chloride. The bill would require the office to update its no significant risk level and its maximum allowable level of methylene chloride by January 1, 2026.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Last action May 16, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Amendments
4
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
lower
May 15, 2024
Committee
In committee: Set, second hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
May 9, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 8, 2024
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 22, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (April 16).
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 3.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eloise Reyes
DDemocratic
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