Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act

Bill: 116-s-282
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-01-30
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Fishes

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Genetics

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Marketing and advertising

Seafood
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the market name of genetically engineered (commonly called <i>genetically modified</i> or <i>GMO</i>) salmon to include <i>Genetically Engineered</i> or <i>GE</i> in front of the existing market name.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 282 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2019 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Sullivan , Ms. Cantwell , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the market name of genetically altered salmon in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act . 2. Purposes It is the purpose of this Act to ensure that consumers in the United States can make informed decisions when purchasing salmon. 3. Market name for genetically engineered salmon (a) In General Notwithstanding subtitle E of title II of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1639 et seq.), or any other provision of law, for purposes of applying the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), the acceptable market name of any salmon that is genetically engineered shall include the words “Genetically Engineered” or GE prior to the existing acceptable market name. (b) Definition For purposes of this section, salmon is genetically engineered if it has been modified by recombinant DNA (rDNA) techniques, including the entire lineage of salmon that contain the rDNA modification.