SB 5799<\/a>. \u201cJust as Jews purchase kosher products with the confidence that they comply with dietary guidelines set by traditional Jewish law, Muslims should be able to trust that halal products meet Islamic standards.\u201d<\/p>\nKnown as the Halal Food Consumer Protection Act, SB 5799 requires that no one knowingly sell or offer for sale any food product marked, stamped, tagged, branded, labeled, or represented as halal when that person knows that the food product is not halal. Violators would be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Food in transit from one processing facility to another processing facility to complete its preparation for sale would be exempt from the labeling requirements but would be otherwise subject to all applicable provisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe growing market for halal food has created an urgent need to ensure product integrity,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cWhat makes this especially important is that halal foods are typically more costly than other food products, making their sale more profitable and thus increasing the incentive to misrepresent products as halal when a seller knows better.\u201d<\/p>\n
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