Requires manufacturers or distributers of kratom within the state to include a warning label; prohibits labeling of kratom products as all natural

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Keith Brown and 6 co-sponsors

Requires kratom sold in the state to carry a warning label and bans all natural claims, reshaping packaging, marketing, and consumer perceptions.

RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

Purpose

A5852 would regulate labeling of kratom products sold in the state by requiring manufacturers or distributors who sell kratom within the state to include a consumer warning label on those products and by prohibiting marketing or labeling of kratom products using the phrase “all natural” (or equivalent “all natural” claims).

Key provisions (from bill title and available metadata)

Requires kratom manufacturers or distributors whose products are sold within the state to include a warning label on kratom-containing products.

The bill text provided to this summary does not include the exact warning language, size, placement, or formatting requirements.

Prohibits labeling or marketing kratom products as “all natural” (or making materially equivalent “all natural” claims).

The available materials do not specify whether the prohibition extends to ancillary marketing (advertising, websites) or only to packaging labels.

Who would be affected

Manufacturers and distributors of kratom products that are sold in the state — they would need to add the required warning label and remove any “all natural” claims from product labels and possibly marketing.

Retailers selling kratom products in the state — they may be affected indirectly through supplier changes or by needing to ensure products on their shelves comply.

Consumers — would see warning information on kratom products and would no longer see “all natural” labeling claims, potentially affecting consumer perceptions and choices.

Legislative status and timeline

Introduced in the Assembly: June 19, 2025. Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee.

Procedural history shows the measure was printed as A5852A, substituted for companion bill S8285, passed both chambers (Assembly and Senate) in early June 2025 and was returned to the Assembly on June 12, 2025. Current status shown as RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

Sponsors: Phil Steck (primary) with cosponsors including Judy Griffin, Deborah Glick, Marianne Buttenschon, William Conrad, Keith Brown, and Mary Beth Walsh.

Companion bill: S8285.

Notes and uncertainties

The full legislative text was not provided in the materials reviewed (the version content included unrelated PDF/recycling statute content). Consequently, this summary reflects the bill’s stated purpose and title; specific statutory amendments, the required warning wording, compliance deadlines, enforcement mechanisms, civil or criminal penalties, and agency responsibilities are not available here and would need to be confirmed by consulting the full bill text as printed or the A5852A amendment.

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