ASSEMBLY CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND FOOD SECURITY
COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 4132
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: MAY 16, 2024
The Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No.
4132.
As amended by the committee, this bill adds four substances to
the general prohibition on adulterated commercial food for human
consumption.
It is unlawful for any entity in this State to distribute, sell,
manufacture for sale or distribution, or possess with intent to sell or
distribute, any adulterated food. Each violation of the State
Sanitary Code constitutes a separate offense and is punishable by a
penalty of not less than $50 and not more than $1,000.
This bill adds brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate,
propylparaben, and red dye 3 to the conditions that deem food for
human consumption adulterated
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
The committee amended the bill to stipulate that the bill’s
provisions apply to food for human consumption that is adulterated.
The committee amendments replace the term “it” and “its” with the
term “the food.”
The committee amendments make various technical corrections
involving grammar, syntax, and punctuation.
The committee amended the bill to provide technical changes to
the synopsis and title to reflect the changes made by the committee
amendments.