House Study Bill 195 HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON PAULSEN) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act limiting the liability of manufacturers, distributors, and 2 sellers of food or nonalcoholic beverages. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2698HC 81 5 rh/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 668.12A MANUFACTURERS, 1 2 DISTRIBUTORS, AND SELLERS OF FOOD OR NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES == 1 3 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. 1 4 The manufacturer, distributor, or seller of a food or 1 5 nonalcoholic beverage product intended for human consumption 1 6 shall not be subject to civil liability, whether based on 1 7 contract, breach of warranty, negligence, strict liability, or 1 8 tort, relating to the consumption of food or nonalcoholic 1 9 beverage products unless the plaintiff proves that at the time 1 10 of sale, the product was not in compliance with applicable 1 11 federal or state statutory and regulatory requirements. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 This bill limits the liability of manufacturers, 1 14 distributors, and sellers of food or nonalcoholic beverages. 1 15 The bill provides that a manufacturer, distributor, or 1 16 seller of a food or nonalcoholic beverage product intended for 1 17 human consumption shall not be subject to civil liability, 1 18 whether based on contract, breach of warranty, negligence, 1 19 strict liability, or tort, relating to the consumption of food 1 20 or nonalcoholic beverage products unless the plaintiff proves 1 21 that at the time of sale, the product was not in compliance 1 22 with applicable federal or state statutory and regulatory 1 23 requirements. 1 24 LSB 2698HC 81 1 25 rh:nh/sh/8