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Bill: Food Labelling Deregulation Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian 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: July 2171
Description[?]:
| A bill to remove labelling requirements from foodstuffs. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Current: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Proposed: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:40:17, January 11, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Food Labelling Deregulation Bill |
| Message | Food labelling and nutritional information content is not necessary and forces companies to give away valuable corporate secrets. It adds to the expense and therefore this adversely affects the poorest of the nation the most. |
| Date | 00:41:00, January 13, 2006 CET | From |  First Socialist Party | To | Debating the Food Labelling Deregulation Bill |
| Message | I wonder when we will get it through to you that this bill will be removed from vote when the election comes in 2 months? |
| Date | 22:58:47, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Republican Party | To | Debating the Food Labelling Deregulation Bill |
| Message | Only the government should be able to mislead people (for national security, of course)! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 50 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 124 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 119 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: "Popular suffrage is in itself no guarantee of freedom. People can vote themselves into slavery." - Frank Chodorov |