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Bill: Label regulation 2161
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Liberist 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: August 2162
Description[?]:
| Label on foods is a right of consumers: we want introduce a clear method to inform our citizens about what they eat. |
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.
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: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: Any GM ingredients must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:52:36, December 27, 2005 CET | From | Aldurian Libertarian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Label regulation 2161 |
| Message | Agree with article 1, disagree with article 2 ... |
| Date | 12:08:41, December 27, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Liberist Party | To | Debating the Label regulation 2161 |
| Message | We think that the chemicals used on agriculture are not an important information: since our government allow the use of chemicals, it is normal that they are used. List all of them make labels less readable |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 57 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 54 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 290 |
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