California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 491

FAC § 491 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 3 · Art. 4.5

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a)Consumers have an interest in being informed about the benefits and potential quantifiable risks to their health from products they consume. This information must be grounded in sound science, must use informative and effective communications, and shall be consistent with other production technologies.

(b)As new advances in biotechnology, including transgenic plants, are developed, it is important to understand the opportunities that new technologies offer to consumers, farmers, the livestock industry, food processors, and the environment, as well as to evaluate the potential risks.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 589, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.