HB 2570

Present law imposes a 4% tax on the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption. This bill exempts the retail sale of all of the following types of food and food ingredients for human consumption from sales tax:  Fresh or frozen produce  Raw meat, poultry, and fish  Eggs  Flour and ground cornmeal  Dried legumes, including beans, peas, and lentils  Bread  Unsweetened cereal  Dairy products  Fruit juice and vegetable juice that is 100% juice This bill requires highly processed food, packaged ready-to-eat food, canned food, snacks, chips, cookies, sugary cereal, and soda to be taxed at the rate levied on the sale of tangible personal property at retail.