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Bill: Food Labeling Act (2442)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Workers Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: January 2443
Description[?]:
| An Act to simplify food labels |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Current: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Proposed: Only the major ingredients and those with specific labelling requirements must be listed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:09:38, August 14, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Food Labeling Act (2442) |
| Message | evil. |
| Date | 18:35:35, August 14, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Republican Party | To | Debating the Food Labeling Act (2442) |
| Message | this is going to kill Beluzian citizens. So the labels must stand. I stand with the Zogists on this one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 314 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 353 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 83 |
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