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Federal law pre-empts California meat labeling/packaging law

By Dan Flynn on February 16, 2016

California cannot enforce the “slack fill” label and packaging requirements of the state’s Business and Professional Code because the state law is preempted by the federal Meat Inspection Act and the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Feb. 12 upheld the…
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