[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2326 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2326

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations concerning 
  use of the term ``fresh'' in the labeling of poultry, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 27 (legislative day, July 20), 1994

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations concerning 
  use of the term ``fresh'' in the labeling of poultry, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Poultry Labeling Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS ON LABELING OF POULTRY.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue final regulations under the 
Poultry Product Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) that prohibit 
the use of the term ``fresh'' on labeling of any poultry or poultry 
part, or of any edible portion of the poultry or part, that has been 
frozen or previously frozen to below 26 degrees Fahrenheit.
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