HB 2840

89R13796 LRM-D
		By: Shofner
  H.B. No. 2840
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to the labeling of products as milk and milk products.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 435.001, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subdivisions (2-a) and (2-b) to read as follows:
               (2-a)  "Milk" means a liquid secreted by the mammary
  glands of female mammals.
               (2-b)  "Milk product" means a product containing milk.
         SECTION 2.  Section 435.007, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  A person may not represent, label, or advertise a
  product as:
               (1)  milk if the product is not milk; or
               (2)  a milk product if the product is not a milk
  product.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.