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Bill: Food industry reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Individual Liberty 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: November 3898
Description[?]:
It's fundamental for a civlized country to have a food industry which is efficent and safe as much as possible at the same time. Our citizens' health is a priority above economic matters, although we do not want our food industry to be affected or damaged directly. |
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 are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
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 GM ingredients must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Current: There are no food standards provisions.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: The sale of food is unregulated.
Current: The sale of food is unregulated.
Proposed: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 15:55:55, August 27, 2015 CET | From | National Party (NP) | To | Debating the Food industry reform |
Message | We agree on every point except for the first; we believe that the solution you propose it's too drastic, if you'll change to " Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package" we'll support your bill, even if the Article 3 believes that wash our hands it's better than propose real solutions. |
Date | 18:09:46, August 27, 2015 CET | From | Individual Liberty Party | To | Debating the Food industry reform |
Message | I must agree on the first point cause a too radical changing can lead to problems for industries and that's not the clue of the reform, but having labels it's fundamental and obvious for a democratic country like we are. On the other point I have to disagree, because maybe every local governement can decide wether or not a food standard fits its citizens, also consider we're a moderately big and pretty crowded country. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 169 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 132 |
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