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Bill: Food and Agriculture Industry
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ár Ré - Democratic Alliance
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: May 4257
Description[?]:
| A bill to reform the food and Agriculture Industry. |
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 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.
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: There are no food standards provisions.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The sale of food is unregulated.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 181 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 310 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 226 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "Anarchy stands for the liberation of the human mind from the domination of religion, the liberation of the human body from the domination of property, liberation from the shackles and restraints of government." - Emma Goldman |