LABELING related term(s) Packaging; Product Safety

Bills and resolutions

DEA: clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated (see S. 2764), S6333 [31OC] (see H.R. 4963), H8718 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure ‘‘Product of the U.S.A.’’ label only goes on beef and beef products exclusively derived from animals born, raised, and slaughtered in the U.S. (see S. 2744), S6299 [30OC]

Dept. of HHS: require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 5198), H9120 [20NO]

Diseases and disorders: improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3128 [8AP]

EPA: provide Safer Choice Label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2566), H3474 [7MY]

——— revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 1024), H1391 [6FE]

FDA: amend market name of genetically altered salmon (see S. 282), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 1103), H1462 [7FE]

——— codify definition of beef for labeling purposes, reinforce existing misbranding provisions to eliminate consumer confusion, and enhance Dept. of Agriculture labeling enforcement measures (see S. 3016), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 4881), H8538 [28OC]

——— define terms ‘‘natural’’ and ‘‘naturally-derived ingredient’’ relative to personal care products and provide authority to remove misbranded products from the marketplace (see H.R. 5017), H8738 [8NO]

——— define the term natural cheese (see S. 1669), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 4487), H7988 [25SE]

——— develop standards for a ‘‘Reef Safe’’ label for sunscreen (see S. 1375), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2587), H3500 [8MY]

——— enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H3274 [18AP]

——— prohibit opioids from being labeled for intended use to treat long-term chronic pain, except for cancer pain, end-of-life care, or when other pain management treatments are inadequate (see S. 2089), S4806 [11JY]

——— prohibit sale of infant formula after the expiration date on the product (see H.R. 2267), H3255 [10AP]

——— provide authority to prohibit water buffalo products from being marketed as buffalo and clarify that buffalo is common name for bison (see S. 2479), S5493 [16SE]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 792), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1769), H2743 [14MR]

——— require label of drugs with an increased risk of suicide or depression to prominently detail those side effects (see H.R. 4404), H7834 [19SE]

——— require labeling of country of origin of a drugs active ingredients (see H.R. 5381), H10015 [10DE]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 1104), H1462 [7FE]

——— require labels of drugs that contain an ingredient that is derived directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain to identify each such ingredient (see S. 3021), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 2074), H3068 [3AP]

——— require that children’s cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free (see H.R. 1816), H2754 [18MR]

——— require warning labels to be affixed to prescription opioid containers or packaging stating such drugs can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose (see S. 1449), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2732), H3789 [14MY]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H2915 [28MR]

——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 2268), H3255 [10AP]

——— update labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling (see S. 1897), S3843 [19JN]

Firearms: require manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4271), H7596 [10SE]

Food: clarify oversight and jurisdiction over regulation, inspection, and labeling of cell-cultured meat and poultry (see S. 1056), S2270 [4AP]

——— establish requirements for quality and discard dates that are, at the option of food labelers, included in food packaging (see S. 2337), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 3981), H7463 [25JY]

——— provide for regulation, inspection, and labeling of food produced using animal cell culture technology (see S. 3053), S7048 [16DE]

——— support legislation to reinstate country-of-origin labeling for pork and beef (see S. Res. 391), S6333 [31OC]

Government regulations: make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate labeling of products made in the U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 5088), H8877 [14NO]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify Federal Grain Inspection Service policies, E806 [20JN]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated, H2618 [11MR]

EPA: develop national recycling strategy in order to reduce contamination of recycling system, H4337 [5JN]

FDA: prohibit sale of infant formula after the expiration date on the product (H.R. 2267), E446 [10AP]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (H.R. 1769), H7998 [26SE]

——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (H.R. 2268), E448 [10AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 391, support legislation to reinstate country-of-origin labeling for pork and beef, S6338 [31OC]