3.0.0 4913 2023-01-11T13:16:22Z 2023-01-11T13:16:22Z House H HR 2010-03-23 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-03-23T14:30:50Z 2010-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 N P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2010-03-23 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2010-03-25 False D000299 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART R FL 21 2010-05-11 False M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2010-07-19 False Agriculture and Food Food industry and services Health promotion and preventive care Marketing and advertising Medical research Nutrition and diet Agriculture and Food 00 2010-03-23 Introduced in House 2010-05-21T20:48:54Z Free Speech About Science Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow food producers to make a disease or health-related claim about a food if such claim is based on legitimate scientific research. Requires such a claim to: (1) be stated so that it is an accurate, balanced summary of such research and enables the public to comprehend the information provided in the claim and the relative significance of such information in the context of a total daily diet; and (2) identify each party that funded research to support the claim.

Allows a disease or health-related statement for a dietary supplement if: (1) the statement claims to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent a specific disease or class of diseases, based on legitimate scientific research; (2) the manufacturer of the supplement has substantiation that such statement is truthful and not misleading; and (3) the health claim includes a citation to the research supporting such claim and identifies each party that funded such research.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from restricting the distribution of information that is not false or misleading and that is based on legitimate scientific research in connection with the sale of food.

]]> Free Speech About Science Act of 2010 Display Title Free Speech About Science Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning the distribution of information on legitimate scientific research in connection with foods and dietary supplements, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Free Speech About Science Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4913ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4913ih.xml 2010-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.