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Bill: Farming Disclosure Reduction Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Liberalism 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: September 2457
Description[?]:
| To require the declaration of genetically modified foods is archaic, there is no evidence of GM food products adversely affecting the human race. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:02:33, September 16, 2007 CET | From | Alorian Free Democrats | To | Debating the Farming Disclosure Reduction Bill |
| Message | Listing GM ingredients does not put a strain on the producers, and the consumer has a right to know what they put into their bodies. Even if the fear of GM foods is irrational, the customer has a right to choose. |
| Date | 21:56:59, September 16, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Farming Disclosure Reduction Bill |
| Message | We agree with the AFP. |
| Date | 03:27:06, September 17, 2007 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Farming Disclosure Reduction Bill |
| Message | We could go either way on this one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 21 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 679 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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