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Bill: Efficiency in the Food Industry Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Verde Ordem e Progresso
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: December 5489
Description[?]:
| "The regulation burden is crippling the production of food in Tukarese, specially regarding small business, preventing the creation of new food companies and increasing their operational cost, leading to market concentration and so higher prices and low consumer satisfaction. This bill proposes to put the food safety regulation in the hands of local administration instead of the already bloated central government bureaucracy. Also, since unfortunately there is a huge prejudice against genetic engineering among our population, and small companies sometimes can't even pay the cost for proper packaging, let alone to find and list all components of their products, let's flexibilize the standards of ingredient labeling. These regulations seems at a first view to protect the consumer, but what they really protect is the market share of big corporations, who can pay the price of all of this while reaping the benefits of oligopoly" - Adolfo Souza Mequenezes, chief economist of the Green Order and Progress Party |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Local governments determine food safety standards.
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 chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: All ingredients must be listed.
Current: All ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: Only the major ingredients and those with specific labelling requirements must be listed.
Article 4
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.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 500 |
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