Restaurants must unwrap vacuum-packed frozen fish before thawing it
Retail food facilities must take reduced-oxygen packaged fish labeled keep frozen fully out of its packaging before thawing. The law also redefines catering operations and adds definitions such as egg product and mechanically tenderized meat.
Who it affects
Restaurants, caterers and other retail food facilities
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
- : Signed into law
- : This law takes effect
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Official text
California SB 1447: Health omnibus.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries to help you find what changes and when. Not legal advice: read the official text, and ask a lawyer about your situation.