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Bill: End Loophole in Food Labeling Laws
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Capitalist 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: February 2148
Description[?]:
| Under the current system, companies are only required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package. A loophole in this system has been found, however. The food labeling does not have to be located in an obvious place or in clear language. Therefore, someone could use completely scientific terms and take advantage of the average people or place the food labeling in a place where it is not obviously located. In addition, they could put it in a small, unreadable font. This loophole could be exploited and used to take advantage of the average consumer. If the government made companies clearly labeled food and beverage products in a manner that can be easily understood, then this loophole will be prevented, however. Thus, this bill must be passed in order to ensure the safety of the consumers. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:52:32, November 27, 2005 CET | From | Social Reform Party | To | Debating the End Loophole in Food Labeling Laws |
| Message | We support this. It is imperitive that our citizens know what they are eating and drinking... |
| Date | 00:00:11, November 29, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the End Loophole in Food Labeling Laws |
| Message | Indeed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 378 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 22 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "Changing the way we measure things is vital. So is decompartmentalising society making sure that economics and politics are not divorced from other crucial areas of life." - David Attenborough |