LABELING related term(s) Packaging; Product Safety

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (see H.R. 7291), H4005 [30MR]

——— promulgate regulations modifying labeling requirements for beef and beef food products (see S. 3439), S23 [4JA]

Dept. of HHS: clarify conditions to approve generic drug applications with labeling temporarily different than brand name drug (see S. 4351), S2785 [6JN] (see H.R. 6973), H1372 [8MR]

——— maintain list of country of origin of all drugs marketed in U.S. and ban use of Federal funds for purchase of drugs manufactured in China (see H.R. 7121), H3826 [17MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 6519), H307 [28JA]

Drugs: prohibit manufacturing or distributing candy-flavored controlled substances for minors (see H.R. 8839), H7880 [15SE]

EPA: revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 7731), H4861 [11MY]

FDA: establish process to allow holders of abbreviated new generic drug applications to make labeling changes to include new or updated safety-related information (see H.R. 9011), H8220 [28SE]

——— make food and food additives that are sterilized using ethylene oxide or propylene oxide misbranded unless that process is disclosed on labeling (see H.R. 7167), H3853 [18MR]

——— require manufacturers of dietary supplements to list dietary supplements (see S. 4090), S2154 [26AP]

——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 8829), H7841 [14SE]

Flag—U.S.: require American flags displayed on Federal property or procured by Federal agencies to be manufactured completely in U.S. from U.S. materials (see H.R. 8290), H5935 [5JY]

FTC: require commercial websites and mobile apps to create simple and readable summary of their terms-of-service agreements (see S. 3501), S220 [13JA] (see H.R. 6407), H194 [13JA]

National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council: establish (see S. 5032), S5541 [29SE]

Pesticides: prohibit new labeling changes on use of registered pesticides (see H.R. 9035), H8314 [29SE]

Remarks in House

Drugs: ban use of ingredients or flavor additives in marijuana-infused products, H4030 [31MR]

——— require child-resistant packaging and warning labels detailing dangers posed to pregnant women and unborn babies for marijuana products, H4030 [31MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: Solicitor General filing of brief with Supreme Court relative to conflicts between State and Federal pesticide labeling requirements, S2682 [25MY]

FDA: require manufacturers of dietary supplements to list dietary supplements (S. 4090), S2137 [26AP], S4630 [15SE], S7013 [7DE]

Reports filed

Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 117–674), H10546 [30DE]

Texts of

S. 4090, Dietary Supplement Listing Act, S2156 [26AP]