LABELING related term(s) Packaging

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: encourage fruit and vegetable and commodity producers to display the American flag on labels of U.S.-grown products (see H. Res. 1558), H6042 [26JY]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 5786), H5818 [20JY]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 3969), S8062 [18NO] (see H.R. 6264), H7389 [29SE]

Food: establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3767), S7033 [13SE]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3669), S6520 [29JY]

———require food containing bioengineered products be labeled (see H.R. 6325), H7392 [29SE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H4778 [23JN]

Patents: modify penalty for false marking (see H.R. 6352), H7393 [29SE]

———provide recourse under patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings (see H.R. 4954), H2457 [25MR]

Product safety: require inclusion of warning labels on Internet and catalogue advertising of certain toys and games (see H.R. 5887), H6163 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: encourage fruit and vegetable and commodity producers to display the American flag on labels of U.S.-grown products (H. Res. 1558), H6258, H6259 [28JY], E1467 [29JY]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (H.R. 2480), H6194-H6196 [28JY], E1475, E1488 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (H.R. 2480), S8605 [7DE]

Food: establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 3767), S7038 [13SE]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 3669), S6526 [29JY]

Reports filed

Food Safety Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3767), S7420 [23SE]

Truth in Fur Labeling Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2480) (H. Rept. 111-571), H6162 [27JY]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2480, Truth in Fur Labeling Act, H6280 [28JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1558, encourage fruit and vegetable and commodity producers to display the American flag on labels of U.S.-grown products, H6258 [28JY]

H.R. 2480, Truth in Fur Labeling Act, H6194 [28JY]

S. 3669, Food Safety Enforcement Act, S6526 [29JY]

S. 3767, Food Safety Accountability Act, S7038 [13SE]