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Bill: Food Legislation 2175
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socio-Democratic Union
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 2176
Description[?]:
| In the interest of the consumers, we propose the following : |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Current: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
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:: 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 chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: Only the major ingredients and those with specific labelling requirements must be listed.
Current: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Proposed: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:29:16, January 25, 2006 CET | From | Socio-Democratic Union | To | Debating the Food Legislation 2175 |
| Message | That way, it gives to consumers a vast scope of information on the produces they buy. That's always better than just partially labeling things, and risking health problems. |
| Date | 19:21:10, January 25, 2006 CET | From | El Dorado | To | Debating the Food Legislation 2175 |
| Message | I was just thinking of proposing this...I'm for. Information is power. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 441 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 241 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 68 |
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