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AB 2779CALIFORNIASession 20252026

AB 2779 exempts dietary supplements from uniform food date labeling requirements

Original title: Food labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates.

August 30, 2026

Food Labeling Consumer Protection Food Safety Retail Regulations Foodlabeling qualitydates,safetydates,andsell-bydates

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Where This Stands

Currently Unknown. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Last action

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.May 7, 2026

Version history & redline

2 versions on file

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The Frame

What this does

This change defines the scope of upcoming food labeling regulations, ensuring that manufacturers and retailers of dietary supplements are not subject to the uniform quality and safety date standards required for other food products starting July 1, 2026.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Dietary supplement manufacturers

These entities are no longer required to comply with uniform date labeling standards for their products.

Food retailers

Retailers are exempt from the prohibition on selling dietary supplements that do not carry the uniform date labels required for other food items.

What changed

Last recorded activity August 30, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill clarifies that dietary supplements are excluded from state-mandated uniform date labeling requirements for food items. It also declares the measure an , allowing it to take effect immediately.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill change the labeling requirements for regular food products?

No. The bill only clarifies that dietary supplements are exempt from the uniform date labeling rules that apply to other food items starting July 1, 2026.

When does this exemption take effect?

Because the bill is an , it takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

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Scope Clarification

The legislature is refining the scope of the upcoming 2026 food labeling mandate to exclude dietary supplements, likely to avoid regulatory overlap with existing supplement-specific labeling requirements.

AB 2779

Connected Entities

locationCalifornia“The jurisdiction where the food labeling requirements apply.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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