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Bill: Food Standard Law
Details
Submitted by[?]: Humanist 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: August 4545
Description[?]:
| We believe that our citizens have the right to food that is safe for human consumption and that industries that produce food should be regulated in order to ensure a level of safety that is acceptable. All of our citizens require food, our young and old alike, we ask the senate to consider the harm that unregulated food production can cause and to pass this bill for the health of our nation. |
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 GM ingredients must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:57:12, March 15, 2019 CET | From |  Hosian Democratic Alliance | To | Debating the Food Standard Law |
| Message | We believe the increasing regulations to this extent when the economy is fragile would not be wise. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 35 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 40 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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