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Bill: Disclosure of Controversial Chemicals in Foods
Details
Submitted by[?]: Saiserist League
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: July 2494
Description[?]:
| Recognizing that a substantial part of Zardugal's population are cautious, nervous or unwilling to consume food made with certain pesticides or other chemicals, Recognizing that many of these products are not properly labelled to disclose this fact due to the fear that it will hurt sales, Recognizing that it is the responsibility of the manufacturer and distributer to display such information clearly, mandates the clear display of any and all chemical products within a foodstuff within Zardgugal. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any GM ingredients must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:20:05, November 29, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Disclosure of Controversial Chemicals in Foods |
| Message | "Recognizing that the nervous consumers of Zardugal have a responsibility to choose products that state that no GM products are used, Recognizing that a substantial part of Zardugal's consumers fit this category, therefore regulation is unnecessary as any business hoping to appeal to the masses will state truthfully, or risk law suit, that no GM products were used, Recognizing that forcing the entire market into a mass of regulation and bureaucracy will deter enterprise, especially small business and new ventures, putting the quality, quantity and price of Zardugal's food-source at risk, the Liberty Party votes against this extremist bill." ~Wade Kravant, Minister of Health and Social Services |
| Date | 12:05:03, November 29, 2007 CET | From | Saiserist League | To | Debating the Disclosure of Controversial Chemicals in Foods |
| Message | "Well, thank you Mark, I'm very happy to be here on ZBC Hardline. It seems that once again Mr. Kravant of the Liberty Party has made a rather egregious faux pas in his press statement earlier today. Him and the Liberty Party seem to fail to understand that the purpose of our newly proposed legislation has nothing to do with GM products at all. You see, Mark, many concerned citizens of Zardugal want to be able to eat foodstuffs without chemicals or pesticides in them, or at least know what chemicals or pesticides were used in the production. The public does have a right to know what it's eating. Yet, under the current law, corporations are under no obligation to post this information on the package of any foodstuffs, and so typically don't. The Revolutionary Socialist Party merely wants to enforce the right of the people to know what they are consuming, and thus truly be empowered to make their own consumption choices. Now, about the economy..." -Daniel Vladimirovich Feterokov, Chairman of the Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| Date | 07:35:00, November 30, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Disclosure of Controversial Chemicals in Foods |
| Message | "I repeat: Recognizing that the nervous consumers of Zardugal have a responsibility to choose products that state that no GM products are used, Recognizing that a substantial part of Zardugal's consumers fit this category, therefore regulation is unnecessary as any business hoping to appeal to the masses will state truthfully, or risk law suit, that no GM products were used." ~Wade Kravant |
| Date | 13:15:33, November 30, 2007 CET | From | Saiserist League | To | Debating the Disclosure of Controversial Chemicals in Foods |
| Message | "Once again, sadly, it seems good Mr. Kravant has missed the point entirely." |
| Date | 03:13:08, December 01, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Disclosure of Controversial Chemicals in Foods |
| Message | "Would you like to explain the extremist's point?" ~Wade Kravant |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 167 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 234 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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