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 03/24/26 - Amended Assembly
 02/19/26 - Introduced

 AB-2244 Non-Ultraprocessed Certified food standard.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 06/25/2026 09:00 PM

AB2244:v94#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 June 25, 2026

 Amended
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 Assembly
 May 21, 2026

 Amended
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 Assembly
 April 16, 2026

 Amended
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 Assembly
 April 06, 2026

 Amended
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 Assembly
 March 24, 2026

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill

No. 2244

Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Ahrens, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Caloza, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Rogers, and Wicks)
(Coauthor: Senator Weber Pierson)

February 19, 2026

An act to add Article 5 (commencing with Section 110423.200) to Chapter 4 of Part 5 of, and to add and repeal Chapter 12.9 (commencing with Section 114379.80) of Part 7 of, Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to food.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2244, as amended, Gabriel.
 Non-Ultraprocessed Certified food standard.

Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law (law), under the administration and enforcement of the State Department of Public Health, provides for the regulation of various subjects relating to the manufacturing, processing, labeling, advertising, and sale of food, drugs, and cosmetics. Existing law provides that a violation of the law is punishable as a misdemeanor or a fine, and authorizes the department to assess a civil penalty against a person who violates any provision of the law.

Existing law defines, for certain school-related purposes, “ultraprocessed food” as any food or beverage that contains a specified substance and either high amounts of saturated fat, sodium, or added sugar or a nonnutritive sweetener or other substance, as specified. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations, on or before June 1,
 2028, to define “ultraprocessed foods of concern” and “restricted school foods,” as specified, and requires the department, when defining ultraprocessed foods of concern and restricted school foods, to consider specified factors, including, among others, whether the substance or group of substances are banned or restricted in other state, federal, or international jurisdictions due to concerns about adverse health consequences.

This bill would require the department, no later than June 1, 2028, to accredit certification agents that can certify products as “Non-Ultraprocessed Certified.” The bill would prohibit an accredited certification agent from certifying a product as “Non-Ultraprocessed Certified” if it is classified as an ultraprocessed food, ultraprocessed food of concern, or a restricted school food, as defined. The bill would require the department to create a specified standardized “Non-Ultraprocessed Certified” seal. The bill would authorize a person to
 use the seal on a product only if the product has been certified by an accredited certification agent. The bill would require an accredited certification agent to, among other things, register with the department and provide a list to the department of all the products certified by the accredited certification agent. The bill would require any registration information submitted by an accredited certification agent to the department to be made available to the public for inspection and copying.

This bill would require an accredited certification agent to immediately make specified records available to the department for inspection, as specified, and would authorize the department to audit the accredited certification agent’s certification procedures and records at any time. The bill would require any records of the accredited certification agent not otherwise required to be disclosed to be kept confidential by the department. The bill would require the department to
 maintain a public internet webpage that lists all of the products currently certified as “Non-Ultraprocessed Certified” as reported by the accredited certification agent.

This bill would make it unlawful for a person to certify products as “Non-Ultraprocessed Certified” unless duly registered as an accredited certification agent, for a person to willfully make a