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Acidified foods and low-acid foods.

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CA AB 2706 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Sent for signature
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Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Sep 3, 2026

What it does

Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for any person to engage in the noncommercial canning of salmon, or in the commercial canning of any fish or fish product, meat or meat product, or any other food product for the use of man or animal, the sterilization of which in the opinion of the State Department of Public Health requires the use of a pressure cooker or a retort, without first obtaining a license from the department. Existing law requires the department to issue an annual license to any person on the receipt of a specified fee and evidence showing the applicant is in compliance with the department's sanitary requirements. Existing law establishes the Cannery Inspection Board to…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Sent for signature · Sep 3, 2026

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