Capitol Views: Senate Getting Real with Grocery Items
By Jeremy Alford and Mitch Rabalais, Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee heard testimony Tuesday on legislation that could alter the labels attached to many of your favorite products at grocery stores. More specifically, the “Truth in Labeling of Agricultural Products Act” would require sellers to identify if an item, like cauliflower rice, is merely an imitation of another agricultural product.