South Carolina H 3746: Food labels

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2025-2026 Bill 3746 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 15, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3746

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 39-15-50 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE LABELING 
OF FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN MODIFIED RIBONUCLEIC ACID AND TO PROVIDE 
A PENALTY.

Be it enacted by the General 
Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 15, Title 39 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
39-15-50. (A) A person engaged in 
the business of manufacturer, dealer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of 
food or food products must label any food or food products which contain modified 
ribonucleic acid, known commonly as modRNA.

 (B) 
For purposes of this section, "food" or "food product" is an article that 
includes, but is not limited to, those produced, raised, caught, processed, 
packaged, canned, displayed, sold, donated, gifted, or harvested for human 
consumption.

 (C) A 
person who violates the provisions of subsection (A), upon conviction, is 
guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred 
dollars or must be imprisoned for thirty days. Each violation constitutes a 
separate offense.

SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, 
paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this act is for 
any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not 
affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this act, 
the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this act, and 
each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, 
phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other 
sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, 
or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise 
ineffective.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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