AB 999

Under this bill, no person may label a food product as, or sell or offer for sale

a food product that is labeled as, a type of dairy product, such as cream, yogurt, or

cheese, unless the food product is a dairy product. This prohibition applies to most

dairy products but excludes milk and other products derived solely from the milk of

cows or other hooved or camelid mammals.

Also, under the bill, no person may label a food product as, or sell or offer for

sale a food product that is labeled as, a type of dairy ingredient unless the food

product is derived from cow's milk, or hooved or camelid mammal's milk or a type of

milk that meets certain specifications under federal law. The bill also requires the

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to promulgate rules to

implement the bill's prohibitions.

Each prohibition in the bill applies only if at least 10 states out of a group of 15

states listed in the bill enact a similar prohibition by June 30, 2031; otherwise the

prohibition does not apply.