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Bill: Food Sales and Safety Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jakanian Social Liberal 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: January 2618
Description[?]:
| A Bill to require all ingredients to be listed on food packaging, to enforce the shelf lives of food, to actively enforce food safety standards, to add Gentically Modified ingredients to the list of those that must be disclosed, and for connected purposes |
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 must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Current: All ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: All ingredients must be listed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Current: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 183 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 167 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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