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

Bill: 116-hr-1104
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-07
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Fishes

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Genetics

Seafood
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains genetically engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that it contains genetically engineered fish.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1104 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. DeFazio , and Ms. Bonamici ) 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. .