To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.

Bill: 113-hr-584
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-02-06
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Fishes

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Genetics

Seafood
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be misbranded if it contains genetically-engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that it contains genetically-engineered fish.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 584 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2013 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Thompson of California , and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.

1. Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding genetically engineered salmon Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (z) If it contains genetically engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that the food contains genetically engineered fish. .