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

Bill: 117-hr-271
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-01-11
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Fishes

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Genetics

Seafood
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-11
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 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 271 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2021 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. .