Labeling

State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To The Labeling Of Macadamia Nuts. [SB-135] [Agriculture ] [Consumer Protection ] [Food ]
Specifies that the macadamia nut labeling requirements apply if the applicable products are produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed macadamia nuts. Effective 1/2/2026.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey The Committee On Edt Deferred The Measure. on 02/11/2025

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State (Maine)
Maine 132nd Legislature

An Act to Require Food Labels to Disclose Use of Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Vaccine Material in Food Production [HB-113] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ]
An Act to Require Food Labels to Disclose Use of Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Vaccine Material in Food Production

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Katrina Smith Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 03/13/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [HB-232] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk Hearing 2/14 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/29/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Health - Food and Milk Product Labeling - Requirements [HB-8] [Public Health ] [Food ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, certain food manufacturers, processors, and retailers to use certain terms regarding the quality or safety date on labels of food items manufactured for human consumption; prohibiting, beginning on July 1, 2026, a person from selling, or offering for sale, food items manufactured for human consumption with a certain label or that do not meet certain labeling requirements; requiring the creation of an educational program to inform consumers about the meaning of certain dates; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses [HB-12] [Cannabis ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the officers and employees of the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to issue a citation for a violation of §10-108 of the Criminal Law Article; prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol or are advertised as containing tetrahydrocannabinol; authorizing the Executive Director of the Commission to seize, destroy, or confiscate a certain unlawful product; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 57 on 04/08/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses [SB-214] [Cannabis ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the officers and employees of the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to issue a citation for a violation of §10-108 of the Criminal Law Article; prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol or are advertised as containing tetrahydrocannabinol; authorizing the Executive Director of the Commission to seize, destroy, or confiscate a certain unlawful product; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 58 on 04/08/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program [HB-69] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting certain producers of certain plastic products from selling, offering for sale, or distributing the products to any person in the State unless certain conditions are met; requiring certain producers of certain plastic products to, individually or as part of a representative organization, register yearly, beginning March 1, 2026, and pay a registration fee annually beginning May 15, 2026, to the Department of the Environment; establishing minimum postconsumer recycled content percentage requirements for certain products; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian Hearing 2/14 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/29/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Cannabis – On–Site Consumption Establishments and Cannabis Events [HB-132] [Cannabis ]
Limiting application submissions for on-site consumption licenses to social equity applicants under certain circumstances; authorizing a political subdivision to establish hours of operation for on-site consumption establishments; authorizing the holder of an on-site consumption license to repackage and process cannabis and cannabis products under certain circumstances; authorizing the holder of a certain cannabis event registration to hold certain cannabis events; providing for certain fees for a cannabis event registration; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Cannabis Reform - Revisions [SB-215] [Cannabis ] [Taxes ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Extending the time period from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, during which a holder of a certain cannabis dispensary license may continue to deliver medical cannabis; limiting application submissions for on-site consumption licenses to social equity applicants under certain circumstances; authorizing a political subdivision to establish hours of operation for on-site consumption establishments; providing that a certain food sales exemption from the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain cannabinoid beverages; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 120 on 04/22/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Department of Health - List of Diet Pills (Weight Loss Supplement Identification) [SB-1137] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a list of diet pills, make the list publicly accessible on or before January 1, 2025, and update the list on a quarterly basis.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax [HB-1443] [Consumer Protection ] [Taxes ] [Public Safety ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Authorizing the sale and possession of certain consumer fireworks, subject to certain requirements and restrictions; altering certain provisions to establish that certain provisions authorizing the State Fire Marshal to issue a certain permit relating to fireworks apply only to certain display fireworks; establishing a certain sales and use tax rate for certain fireworks; and requiring the revenue from a certain tax to be distributed to certain funds.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling [HB-1421] [Consumer Protection ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Food ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Prohibiting a person from offering for sale in the State a gene structure- or function-modifying product unless the product is labeled in a prominent and conspicuous manner with the words "Gene structure- or function-modifying product" and all potential risks, side effects, adverse effects, and other reasonably possible effects that the product may have; and establishing penalties for a violation of the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson First Reading Health And Government Operations on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions [HB-1190] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2025, a person from selling a pesticide that has PFAS chemicals listed as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; and prohibiting, beginning December 31, 2025, a person from using a pesticide that has PFAS chemicals listed as an active ingredient on the labeling.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ruth Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Cannabis - Packaging Requirements - Prohibition on Purchase of Empty Packaging [HB-1243] [Cannabis ] [Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a holder of a cannabis license from buying empty packaging for cannabis products that, if used to package cannabis, would violate laws governing the sale of cannabis.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act [HB-1229] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ]
Requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a kratom product to disclose the factual basis on which the representation is made; establishing prohibitions related to the preparation, distribution, and sale of kratom products, including prohibitions related to the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of 21 years and the marketing of kratom to minors; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones Approved By The Governor - Chapter 748 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery [HB-1217] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Trade ]
Establishing direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages permits authorizing the direct delivery of beer, wine, or liquor to a consumer; establishing the requirements an individual must meet to qualify for a direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permit; establishing the maximum amount that a recipient of an alcoholic beverages delivery may receive annually; repealing a maximum amount that a consumer may purchase when visiting certain alcoholic beverages manufacturers; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr Referred Rules on 04/03/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act [HB-1230] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Crime ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale a tianeptine product to an individual; and establishing a penalty for a retailer who violates the Act of a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days or both.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones Approved By The Governor - Chapter 249 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices - Off-Label Use - Promotion [HB-1132] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing pharmaceutical manufacturers and representatives of pharmaceutical manufacturers to engage in the truthful promotion of off-label uses for drugs, biological products, and devices; and prohibiting certain persons from taking certain enforcement and disciplinary action against a pharmaceutical manufacturer, representative of a pharmaceutical manufacturer, or health care provider for engaging in a truthful promotion of an off-label use of a drug, biological product, or device.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Election Law - Synthetic Media - Disclosure and Regulation [SB-978] [Elections ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Media and Advertising ] [Data Privacy ]
Requiring certain persons that publish, distribute, or disseminate or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated synthetic media to publish on their website the original content that was manipulated to generate the synthetic media; and requiring certain persons that publish, distribute, or disseminate or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated synthetic media to include a certain disclosure in a certain manner.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester Referred Ways And Means on 03/19/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Agriculture - Invasive Plant Species - Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act) [HB-979] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Science ] [Food ]
Altering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibited invasive plants by regulation in a certain manner on or before October 1, 2024; establishing certain protocols for assessing certain nonnative plants and determining whether those plants are invasive or whether the plants may be placed on a certain watch list; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Approved By The Governor - Chapter 590 on 05/09/2024

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