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Bill: Food Packaging Deregulation
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Party of Endralon
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: May 4227
Description[?]:
| We beleive that Food Packaging is an area that is overregulated. This new laws would boost sales, thus making the companies profitable (which would be good for the state, especially if our new corporate tax is approved) |
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: 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:: 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: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 3
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 | 22:05:34, June 14, 2017 CET | From | Green Socialists | To | Debating the Food Packaging Deregulation |
| Message | We think you have to know what you eat. If you are allergic to an ingredient not listed... that's not so positive. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 317 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 71 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 117 |
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