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Bill: Controversial Foods Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Selucian Nationalist 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: February 2145
Description[?]:
| This would force companies using objectionable chemicals and GM foods to list it on their labels. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
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 | 03:55:34, November 21, 2005 CET | From | Selucian Sovereignty Party | To | Debating the Controversial Foods Act |
| Message | Since I'm undecided, I'd like to ask anyone who is willing to answer, why should i or should I not support this bill? |
| Date | 06:15:32, November 21, 2005 CET | From | Green Moderate Party | To | Debating the Controversial Foods Act |
| Message | I'm for listing chemicals but against listing GM ingredients. Tomorrow when I have time I'll give reasons for it. |
| Date | 15:07:12, November 21, 2005 CET | From | VBS Party | To | Debating the Controversial Foods Act |
| Message | [sarcasm]ssp, didn't you find a special washing technique for food, that made all toxic substances disappear? Why wouldn't you vote pro, then[/sarcasm] |
| Date | 15:20:00, November 21, 2005 CET | From | Selucian Sovereignty Party | To | Debating the Controversial Foods Act |
| Message | Actually, by just allowing people to wash their veggies and fruits, I'd be against this bill, as there would therefore be no need to list the chemical ingredients, since the produce would be cleaned first. Secondly, scrub all you want, it won't get rid of any GM ingredients, showing that you once again entirely miss the point of a bill. |
| Date | 18:04:22, November 21, 2005 CET | From | VBS Party | To | Debating the Controversial Foods Act |
| Message | I guess you didn't get it AGAIN: I was making fun of your worthless argument of last time, when you said you could just wash something (eg. an appel) to get rid of the poison. I was also showing you are inconsequent |
| Date | 18:46:59, November 21, 2005 CET | From | Selucian Sovereignty Party | To | Debating the Controversial Foods Act |
| Message | It wasn't a worthless argument - any government health agency in the western world will suggest that you should wash all produce before consumption, in order to remove pesticide residue. Given that I have yet to state my position on this issue, and given that allowing local governments to regulate pesiticides and the listing of chemicals are separate and distinct concepts, it is hard to imagine how you could find my unstated position to be inconsistent (or inconsequent, for that matter). |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 272 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 303 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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