Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act

Bill: 118-hr-4764
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-07-20
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Food industry and services

Food supply, safety, and labeling
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act or the HIVE Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a standard of identity for honey based on U.S.&nbsp;Pharmacopeia (USP) standards. (USP is an independent, scientific nonprofit organization whose work includes developing and publishing standards for food ingredients.)</p><p>The FDA must submit a report to Congress on enforcement actions taken based on honey that is adulterated or misbranded. (A food is deemed misbranded and may not be sold if it does not meet the FDA-established definition and standard of identity.)</p><p>Further, the bill modifies the Department of Agriculture country-of-origin labeling requirements for honey to require that the countries-of-origin be listed in order of predominance.</p><p>The bill also establishes a requirement for including a certificate, mark, or statement on the label indicating that the honey meets the standard of identify established under this bill.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4764 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2023 Mr. Armstrong (for himself and Mr. Lawler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To establish a standard of identity for honey, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement Act or the HIVE Act . 2. Standard of identity for honey Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall establish a standard of identity for honey in accordance with applicable United States Pharmacopeia standards under section 401 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 341 ). 3. Report to Congress on enforcement actions with respect to misbranded honey Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall submit a report to the Congress on enforcement actions taken under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. ) with respect to honey that is adulterated under section 402 of such Act ( 21 U.S.C. 342 ) and honey that is misbranded under section 403 of such Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343 ). 4. Countries of origin listed in descending order of predominance Section 203(h)(6) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1622(h)(6) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking a comparable size, and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: a comparable size— (i) the 1 or more names of the 1 or more countries of origin of the lot or container of honey, listed in descending order of predominance and preceded by the words Product of or other words of similar meaning; (ii) if the country of origin is listed as the United States, a statement clarifying the de minimis allowance specified in subparagraph (C); and (iii) a certificate, mark, or statement indicating that the honey meets the standard of identity established under section 2 of the HIVE Act. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) De minimis allowance In the case of honey that lists, pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), the United States as the country of origin of such honey, the producer of such honey shall not be in violation of the requirements of such subparagraph if 95 percent of such honey has a United States country of origin and contains not more than a de minimis amount (not to exceed 5 percent) of honey from any other country (or countries) of origin. .