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Bill: Food Safety Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: League of Christian Socialists
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: November 2689
Description[?]:
Zardugalis should be able to shop in confidence that they know what food they are buying and that it will not poison them. Leonard Brownlow (Chancellor of Zardugal & Secretary of the League of Christian Socialists) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or 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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Current: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Proposed: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: The sale of food is unregulated.
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.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: There is no government oversight or regulation of pesticides.
Current: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Proposed: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Debate
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Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 366 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 234 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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