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Bill: Food Safety Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Democrats
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 2241
Description[?]:
| "Our small farmers have worked hard to adopt new standards on food safety, but the government has gone too far in imposing labeling laws and food standards on our communities. Let's get this monkey off the people's backs." -- Caroline Overmars, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport |
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 encouraged by the government to label food and beverage products.
Article 2
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: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:57:08, June 08, 2006 CET | From |  Lotus Coalition of the Endless Knot | To | Debating the Food Safety Reform |
| Message | Business cannot be trusted, state regulation is the only acceptable option. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 43 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 40 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 37 |
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