LABELING related term(s) Packaging; Product Safety

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: place moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, strengthen Packers and Stockyards Act, and require country-of-origin labeling on meat and dairy products (see S. 271), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 797), H678 [2FE]

Business and industry: require clear disclosure of seller location and country-of-origin labeling for products advertised for sale on Internet and prohibit false and misleading representation of U.S. product origin (see S. 1421), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 6299), H5651 [8NO]

China: require anyone who maintains Internet site or mobile app owned by Chinese Communist Party or located in China to disclose that fact to anyone who downloads or otherwise uses such application (see S. 3329), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 784), H677 [2FE]

——— require anyone who maintains Internet site or mobile app that stores information in China to disclose that fact and whether Chinese Communist Party or Chinese state-owned entity has access (see H.R. 742), H675 [2FE]

Cosmetics: provide grants to identify ingredients in salon products harmful to salon workers and women of color, promote green chemistry solutions, and require disclosure of ingredients on labels and company websites (see H.R. 3620), H2594 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure ‘‘Product of U.S.A.’’ label only goes on beef and beef products exclusively derived from animals born, raised, and slaughtered in U.S. (see H.R. 1604), H1286 [14MR]

——— establish advisory panel to study development of climate-friendly certification for agricultural products (see H.R. 5583), H4436 [20SE]

——— establish and carry out pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and labeling (see H.R. 4199), H2964 [16JN]

——— establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (see S. 52), S75 [24JA]

——— establish label designating fish harvested in U.S. exclusive economic zone or navigable waters as wild USA seafood (see S. 2182), S2224 [22JN]

——— establish pollinator-friendly plant labeling program (see S. 2199), S2224 [22JN]

——— improve biobased markets program (see S. 2452), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 5134), H4164 [4AU]

——— preserve foreign markets for goods using common names (see S. 1652), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3423), H2424 [17MY]

——— require slaughter date, package date, freeze date, and country of origin be labeled on meat and poultry products (see H.R. 5462), H4344 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: issue final ruling deeming foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless label or labeling of such foods contains warning specifying toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested (see H.R. 617), H509 [30JA]

——— remove certain liability protections for certain biological products and other drugs if sponsor thereof fails to disclose to public all non-exempt data within biological product file or drug application (see H.R. 5773), H4713 [27SE]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 1173), H873 [24FE]

Dept. of Transportation: implement clear standards for child booster seat labeling and safety testing (see H.R. 607), H489 [27JA]

Drugs: prohibit manufacturing or distributing candy-flavored controlled substances for minors (see H.R. 757), H675 [2FE]

EPA: clarify application of requirements relative to uniformity of pesticide labeling (see H.R. 4288), H3108 [22JN]

——— fully protect safety of children and environment and remove dangerous pesticides from use (see S. 269), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 5085), H4151 [28JY]

——— provide grants to reduce amount of food waste (see S. 177), S172 [31JA] (see H.R. 652), H574 [31JA]

FDA: 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. 3281), S5458 [9NO]

——— define term natural cheese (see S. 981), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 1803), H1464 [27MR]

——— 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. 4134), H2932 [14JN]

——— establish standard of identity for honey (see H.R. 4764), H3886 [20JY]

——— expand types of devices for which required labeling may be made available solely by electronic means (see H.R. 3723), H2638 [25MY]

——— permit manufacturers to provide additional warnings on generic drugs in same manner as brand name drugs (see S. 2886), S4654 [21SE]

——— provide authority to prohibit water buffalo products from being marketed as buffalo and clarify that buffalo is common name for bison (see S. 258), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 3866), H2762 [6JN]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 549), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1462), H1205 [8MR]

——— require label of drug intended for human use to identify each ingredient that is, or is derived directly or indirectly from, major food allergen or gluten-containing grain (see S. 2079), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4263), H3071 [21JN]

——— strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels (see S. 1289), S1381 [26AP] (see S. 3512), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 2901), H2048 [26AP] (see H.R. 6766), H6941 [13DE]

Firearms: require manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide telephone number of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 5467), H4344 [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 S. 2001), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 4137), H2932 [14JN]

Food: establish requirements for quality and discard dates voluntarily declared on food labels (see S. 1484), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3159), H2171 [9MY]

Foreign trade: make exclusive authority of Federal Government to regulate labeling of products made in U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2930), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 5556), H4406 [19SE]

FTC: require commercial websites and mobile apps to create simple and readable summary of their terms-of-service agreements (see S. 2225), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4568), H3206 [11JY]

Government regulations: establish Federal standard relating to ingredient disclosure in cleaning products (see H.R. 5978), H5028 [18OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: refine set of information sources for determining coverage of certain drugs and biologicals used in treatment or management of rare disease or condition (see H.R. 6094), H5173 [26OC]

Middle East: require maintenance of country of origin markings for imported goods produced in West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5179), H4171 [8AU]

Technology: establish requirements for labeling and user agreements of Internet-connected toys for children (see H.R. 413), H249 [20JA]

——— require anyone that sells or distributes mobile app to disclose if it has been prohibited for Government-owned devices (see H.R. 750), H675 [2FE]

Remarks in House

FDA: require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (H.R. 1462), H1303 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (S. 52), S109 [26JA], S2448 [13JY]

Reports filed

Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1421), S5960 [13DE]

Texts of

S. 52, American Beef Labeling Act, S76 [24JA]

S. 1652, Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act, S1707 [17MY]