WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Food labeling

P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2784, The MEAL Act

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2784 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling requirements of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to enable customers to make informed choices about the nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants....

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H.R. 4238, The Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4238 would amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and it would provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs....

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H.R. 4234, The Food Ingredient Right to Know Act

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4234 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that foods containing spices, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry, or other animal products (including insects) bear labeling stating that fact and their names....

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H.R. 4233, The Food Freshness Disclosure Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4233 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to freshness dates on food....

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H.R. 3895, The MEAL Act

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3895 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling requirements of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to enable customers to make informed choices about the nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants....

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H.R. 3783, The Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2007

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3783 would direct the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to revise the Federal regulations applicable to the declaration of the trans fat content of a food on the label and in the labeling of the food when such content is less than 0.5 gram....

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P.L. 110-85, The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $0.21

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3580 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, and it would enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs....

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H.R. 3624, The Consumer Food Safety Act of 2007

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3624 would establish a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of food products intended for human consumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration....

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H.R. 3610, The Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3610 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food and drugs imported into the United States....

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H.R. 3485, The TRACE Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3485 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability....

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H.R. 3484, The Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3484 would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement....

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H.R. 3340, To amend the Agricultural Manufacturing Act of 1946 to require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country of harvest, and for other purposes

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3340 would amend the Agricultural Manufacturing Act of 1946 to require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country of harvest....

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S. 1953, The Ginseng Harvest Labeling Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1953 would amend the Agricultural Manufacturing Act of 1946 to require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country of harvest....

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H.R. 3115, The Carbon Monoxide Treated Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Safe Handling, Labeling, and Consumer Protection Act

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3115 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide restrictions on the use of carbon monoxide in meat, poultry, and seafood....

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H.R. 2718, The DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2007

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2718 would ensure that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and the amendments made by such Act....

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H.R. 2717, The Access to Medical Treatment Act

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2717 would permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests....

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H.R. 2315, The New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2007

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2315 would enhance the State inspection of meat and poultry in the United States....

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H.R. 2117, The Health Freedom Protection Act

Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2117 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning foods and dietary supplements, and it would amend the Federal Trade Commission Act concerning the burden of proof in false advertising cases....

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H.R. 1396, To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to prohibit the labeling of cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as organic

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1396 would amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to prohibit the labeling of cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as organic....

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H.R. 1107, The Dietary Supplement and Healthy Meal Replacement Tax Parity Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1107 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as expenses for medical care....

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H.R. 992, The Cloned Food Labeling Act

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 992 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly....

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S. 530, The Quality Cheese Act of 200

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 530 would prohibit products that contain dry ultra-filtered milk products, milk protein concentrate, or casein from being labeled as domestic natural cheese....

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S. 536, A bill to amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to prohibit the labeling of cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as organic

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 536 would amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to prohibit the labeling of cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as organic....

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S. 404, The Country of Origin Labeling Act of 2007

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 404 would amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the implementation of country of origin labeling requirements by September 30, 2007....

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