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Bill: Eat Safe Resolution
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2085
Description[?]:
| To safeguard consumers against evenremote instances of food poisoning, as well as other food borne diseases, we are proposing regulation of the food industry to make sure that only best practices are followed. There shall be a rating system and suprise inspections to ensure that food safety norms are kept in mind. Amendment 1(LPE) : Restauraunts should have licencing systems to ensure safe cooking, but that is not necessary for normal groceries; all the regulation required will already be followed by the manufacturers of the food, except how long it is kept for, which can be remedied by adding a best before date. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: There are no food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: The sale of food is unregulated.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:33:43, July 24, 2005 CET | From | Right Wing Liberals Party | To | Debating the Eat Safe Resolution |
| Message | support |
| Date | 00:13:20, July 25, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Eat Safe Resolution |
| Message | I support the first clause. The second I am less sure of - devolving to local governments always seems a bit of a cop out. Restauraunts should have licencing systems to ensure safe cooking, but that is not necessary for normal groceries, etc, because all the regulation required will already be followed by the manufacturers of the food, except how long it is kept for, which can be remedied by adding a best before date. |
| Date | 05:43:15, July 25, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Eat Safe Resolution |
| Message | I think if licensing standards are left to local govts it will allow a little more freedom to operate withing the system. Particularly since too much licensing from the centre could make eating out an expensive proposition. if you wish, you can support this now and bring up a separate bill with central regulation. Apart from that , i'm fine with including your other proposals Nevertheless..i'm bringing this to a vote. |
| Date | 10:49:26, July 25, 2005 CET | From | SDP | To | Debating the Eat Safe Resolution |
| Message | Agree with 1 not 2 - should be national government |
| Date | 15:45:24, July 25, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Eat Safe Resolution |
| Message | well you should support this, then make your own proposal saying national govt |
| Date | 15:46:06, July 25, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Eat Safe Resolution |
| Message | I can't change this after its already in vote |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 126 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 159 |
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