Bill Text: IN HB1196 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Genetically engineered food.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development [HB1196 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HB1196-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 16-18-2; IC 16-42-14.5.
Synopsis: Genetically engineered food. Provides that, beginning July
1, 2014, any food that is offered for retail sale is misbranded if it is not
disclosed that the food is or may have been entirely or partially
produced with genetic engineering. Provides that, beginning July 1,
2014, a food that is genetically engineered or a processed food may not
state or imply that the food is natural. Establishes exceptions to the
disclosure requirements and prohibition on stating a food is natural.
Requires the state department of health (department) to administer and
enforce the disclosure and labeling requirements. Allows the
department to adopt rules. Establishes a Class A infraction for
violations. Allows the department or a person to seek an injunction for
a violation.
Effective: July 1, 2013.
January 10, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural
Development.
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(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A dwelling where food is prepared on the premises by the occupants, free of charge, for their consumption or for consumption by their guests.
(2) A gathering of individuals at a venue of an organization that is organized for educational purposes in a nonpublic educational setting or for religious purposes, if:
(A) the individuals separately or jointly provide or prepare, free of charge, and consume their own food or that of others attending the gathering; and
(B) the gathering is for a purpose of the organization.
Gatherings for the purpose of the organization include funerals, wedding receptions, christenings, bar or bat mitzvahs, baptisms, communions, and other events or celebrations sponsored by the organization.
(3) A vehicle used to transport food solely for distribution to the needy, either free of charge or for a nominal donation.
(4) A private gathering of individuals who separately or jointly provide or prepare and consume their own food or that of others attending the gathering, regardless of whether the gathering is held on public or private property.
(5) Except for food prepared by a for-profit entity, a venue of the sale of food prepared for an organization:
(A) that is organized for:
(i) religious purposes; or
(ii) educational purposes in a nonpublic educational setting;
(B) that is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(C) that offers the food for sale to the final consumer at an event held for the benefit of the organization;
unless the food is being provided in a restaurant or a cafeteria with an extensive menu of prepared foods.
(6) Except for food prepared by a for-profit entity, an Indiana nonprofit organization that:
(A) is organized for civic, fraternal, veterans, or charitable purposes;
(B) is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(C) offers food for sale to the final consumer at an event held for the benefit of the organization;
if the events conducted by the organization take place for not more than fifteen (15) days in a calendar year.
(7) An individual vendor of a farmer's market or roadside stand if the individual meets the requirements of IC 16-42-5-29.
IC 16-42-14.5-3.
Chapter 14.5. Food: Genetically Engineered Food
Sec. 1. This chapter may not be construed to require:
(1) the listing or identification of any ingredient that is genetically engineered; or
(2) that the term "genetically engineered" be placed immediately preceding the common name or primary product descriptor of a food.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "genetically engineered" refers to a food that is produced from an organism or organisms in which the genetic material has been changed through the application of:
(1) in vitro nucleic acid techniques, including recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques and the direct injection of nucleic acid into cells or organelles; or
(2) fusion of cells, including protoplast fusion, or hybridization techniques that overcome natural physiological, reproductive, or recombination barriers, where the donor cells or protoplasts do not fall within the same taxonomic family, in a way that does not occur by natural multiplication or natural recombination.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "processed food" means a food other than a raw agricultural commodity and includes any food produced from a raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to processing, including canning, smoking, pressing, cooking, freezing, dehydration, fermentation, or milling.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "processing aid" means:
(1) a substance that is added to a food during the processing of the food, but is removed in some manner from the food before the food is packaged in its finished form;
(2) a substance that is added to a food during processing, is converted into constituents normally present in the food, and does not significantly increase the amount of the constituents naturally found in the food; or
(3) a substance that is added to a food for its technical or
functional effect in the processing, but is present in the
finished food at insignificant levels and does not have any
technical or functional effect in the finished food.
Sec. 5. Beginning July 1, 2014, any food that is offered for retail
sale is misbranded if it is not disclosed that the food is or may have
been entirely or partially produced with genetic engineering as
follows:
(1) In the case of a raw agricultural commodity, on the
package offered for retail sale with the clear and conspicuous
words "Genetically Engineered" on the front of the package
of the commodity. However, if the raw agricultural
commodity is not separately packaged or labeled, the clear
and conspicuous words "Genetically Engineered" must
appear on a label on the retail store shelf or bin in which the
commodity is displayed for sale.
(2) In the case of a processed food, in clear and conspicuous
language on the front or back of the package of the food, with
the words "Partially Produced With Genetic Engineering" or
"May Be Partially Produced With Genetic Engineering".
Sec. 6. Except for a food that is exempt under section 7 of this
chapter, beginning July 1, 2014, a food that is genetically
engineered or a processed food may not state or imply:
(1) on its label;
(2) on an accompanying sign in the retail establishment; or
(3) in any advertising or promotional materials;
that the food is natural, naturally made, naturally grown, or all
natural, or use any similar words.
Sec. 7. The requirements of this chapter do not apply to any of
the following:
(1) Food consisting entirely of, or derived entirely from, an
animal that has not been genetically engineered, regardless of
whether the animal has been fed or injected with a genetically
engineered food or a drug that has been produced through
means of genetic engineering.
(2) A raw agricultural commodity or food derived from a raw
agricultural commodity if the person who sells the raw
agricultural commodity or food:
(A) knows that the raw agricultural commodity or food has
been grown, raised, or produced without the use of
genetically engineered seed or food; or
(B) receives from the person who sold or supplies the raw
agricultural commodity or food to that person, a sworn
statement that the raw agricultural commodity or food:
(i) has not been knowingly or intentionally genetically
engineered; and
(ii) has been segregated from and has not been
knowingly or intentionally commingled with food that
may have been genetically engineered at any time.
(3) A processed food that would be subject to this chapter
solely because it includes one (1) or more genetically
engineered processing aids or enzymes.
(4) An alcoholic beverage as defined by IC 7.1-1-3-5.
(5) Until July 1, 2019, a processed food that would be subject
to this chapter solely because it includes one (1) or more
genetically engineered ingredients, if:
(A) a single genetically engineered ingredient does not
account for more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of
the total weight of the processed food; and
(B) the processed food does not contain more than ten (10)
genetically engineered ingredients.
(6) Food that the state department or an organization
recognized by the state department has determined has not
been knowingly and intentionally produced from or
commingled with genetically engineered seed or genetically
engineered food, if the determination has been made using a
sampling and testing procedure approved by the state
department, subject to the following:
(A) The sampling procedure must provide that the
sampling is done according to a statistically valid sampling
plan consistent with principles recommended by an
internationally recognized source, including the
International Standards Organization (ISO) and the Grain
and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA).
(B) The testing procedure:
(i) is consistent with the most recent "Guidelines on
Performance Criteria and Validation of Methods for
Detection, Identification and Quantification of Specific
DNA Sequences and Specific Proteins in Foods",
(CAC/GL 74 (2010)) published by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission; and
(ii) does not rely on testing of processed foods in which
no deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is detectable.
(7) Food that has been lawfully certified to be labeled,
marketed, and offered for sale as "organic" under the federal
Organic Food Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.)
and regulations adopted under the federal Organic Food
Production Act of 1990, including a product that has been
certified by a certifying agent (as defined by IC 15-15-8-2).
(8) Food that is not packaged for retail sale and that is:
(A) a processed food prepared and intended for immediate
human consumption; or
(B) served, sold, or provided in a food establishment or
other restaurant that is primarily engaged in the sale of
food prepared and intended for immediate human
consumption, including facilities exempt under
IC 16-18-2-137(b).
(9) Medical food that is intended for the specific dietary
management of a disease or condition for which distinctive
nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific
principles, are established by medical evaluation.
Sec. 8. (a) The state department shall administer and enforce
this chapter.
(b) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
necessary to implement and enforce this chapter. However, the
rules may not create an exemption not specified in section 7 of this
chapter.
Sec. 9. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class A
infraction.
Sec. 10. (a) The state department or any person may, without
proof of injury, maintain an action to enjoin a violation of this
chapter.
(b) The court may award court costs and reasonable attorney's
fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section.
