[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 203 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 203

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

  Mr. Condit introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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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. 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 at the 
center of the poultry, part, or portion.
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