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S.2499: Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced May 9, 2002
- Latest Major Action Oct. 17, 2002
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define " major food allergen" as any of the following: milk, eggs, fish, Crustacea, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, and soybeans. Includes spices, flavorings, colorings, or incidental additives that are or intentionally contain a major food allergen. Requires food that is not a raw agricultural commodity, and that is, or intentionally...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-322.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 739.
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| May 9, 2002 |
Introduced in the Senate by Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) |