The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 39 Engrossed 2019 Regular Session Thompson
Proposed law requires the Louisiana Department of Health to enforce the US FDA's standard of
identity for milk, the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, and the provisions of proposed law to prohibit the
sale of plant-based products mislabeled as milk.
Proposed law provides a definition of "milk".
Proposed law shall be enforced when the US FDA begins to enforce the standards of identity for
milk.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Adds R.S. 40:881)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
original bill
1. Clarifies that implementation of a milk labeling prohibition is contingent upon
USFDA action and is not being established as a separate and distinct state action.