Public Health - Misbranded Food - Meat Products
Sponsor: Jason C. Gallion (District 35)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Unfavorable Report by Finance (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing that a food is misbranded if it is offered for sale in the State with a label that identifies the product as a meat or a meat product and the product contains animal tissue cultured from animal cells outside the animal from which the tissue is derived or is made from plants or insects.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Porter, Hollylobbyist | DPI | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Welch, Parker | MD Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | MD Pork Producers Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barao, Scott | md cattlemens association | Position only |
| FAV | Ohlinger, Keith | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Gallion, Senator Gallionlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Weeman, Matthew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | BARUK, DR | EVERLASTING LIFE RESTAURANT | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | SAINTGEORGE, JO | MARYLAND PLANT BASED ADVOCATES COALITION | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Colegrove, Dan | Plant Based Foods Assoc | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | SANDERS, BRENDA | THE GREENER KITCHEN | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | WEISSMAN, ADAM | THRIVE BALTIMORE | Position only |
| UNF | Hennessee, Emily | The Good Food Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Locklair, Caileylobbyist | md retailers assoc | Oral |
| INFO | Ye, Webster | MD Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
DPIFAV 1
MD Department of HealthINFO 1
MD Farm BureauFAV 1
md retailers assocUNF 1
THE GREENER KITCHENUNF 1
THRIVE BALTIMOREUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVThompson, LindsayMD Pork Producers AssociationRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…
UNFLocklair, Caileymd retailers assocRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association