[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 600 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 600

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

                             March 23, 1995

  Mrs. Boxer 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 
1995''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS ON LABELING OF POULTRY.

    Not later than thirty 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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