Natural Sugar Labeling Act

Bill: 115-hr-6634
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-07-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs

Food supply, safety, and labeling
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Natural Sugar Labeling Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides that the nutrition facts label of any single ingredient sugar, honey, agave, or syrup (including maple syrup) that is packaged and offered for sale does not require an added sugars declaration.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6634 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2018 Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide that the labeling of certain single ingredient foods is not required to include an added sugars declaration.

1. Short title This Act may cited as the Natural Sugar Labeling Act . 2. Labeling of certain single ingredient foods The food labeling requirements under section 403(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343(q) ) shall not require that the nutrition facts label of any single ingredient sugar, honey, agave, and syrup, including maple syrup, that is packaged and offered for sale as a single ingredient food bear the declaration Includes Xg Added Sugars .