Amended
IN
Assembly
May 08, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 18, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 08, 2024 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Reyes |
February 01, 2024 |
This bill, commencing January 1, 2027, would require a person or entity using methylene chloride in the process of decaffeinating coffee, or selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce coffee that has been decaffeinated in a process using methylene
chloride to label the final coffee product with a clear and conspicuous label disclosing that methylene chloride was used in the decaffeination of the product. The bill would make a violation of these provisions punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent violation, upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney.
(a)Commencing January 1, 2027, a person or entity that uses methylene chloride, also known as dichloromethane, in the process of decaffeinating coffee, or sells, delivers, distributes, holds, or offers for sale in commerce coffee that has been decaffeinated in a process using methylene chloride, shall label the final coffee product with a clear and conspicuous label stating: “Methylene chloride is used in the decaffeination of this product.”
(b)(1)Upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney, a person or entity that violates subdivision (a) shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a first violation, and not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each subsequent violation.
(2)This section does not impair or impede any other rights, causes of action, claims, or defenses available under any other law. The remedies provided in this section are cumulative with any other remedies available under any other
law.