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Bill: Food Manufacturers Rights Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front
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: August 2530
Description[?]:
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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: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Proposed: Companies are encouraged by the government to label food and beverage products.
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: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
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: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Proposed: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:40:24, February 08, 2008 CET | From |  Anarchistes pour une Société Libre | To | Debating the Food Manufacturers Rights Bill |
| Message | We oppose. |
| Date | 12:55:56, February 09, 2008 CET | From | Socialist Jelbanian Party-D.L.J.-D.L.F | To | Debating the Food Manufacturers Rights Bill |
| Message | What are these rights? The right to mislead the consumers? A clear information is not a death penalty for the food industry |
| Date | 13:06:23, February 09, 2008 CET | From | Bloc Militaire pour Restauration | To | Debating the Food Manufacturers Rights Bill |
| Message | we strongly support, we have to help our industries instead of hindering them |
| Date | 13:00:58, February 10, 2008 CET | From | Socialist Jelbanian Party-D.L.J.-D.L.F | To | Debating the Food Manufacturers Rights Bill |
| Message | Help our industries means mislead our citizens? Points of view.... |
| Date | 18:32:45, February 10, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the Food Manufacturers Rights Bill |
| Message | Why is it you trust the government to be responsible, but not the companies? Food production companies have better incentives to be honest than politicians. |
| Date | 05:41:33, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Food Manufacturers Rights Bill |
| Message | We oppose. The current laws empower individuals to make more informed choices as consumers in the free market. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 200 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 301 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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