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HR 1712 101th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food industry Labeling Salt

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that certain foods intended for human consumption be labeled to show the amount of sodium and potassium they contain.

Introduced: April 5, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Apr 24, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 5, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 5, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to state that a food intended for human consumption shall be deemed misbranded unless it is labeled to show the amount of sodium and potassium it contains when in excess of a certain number of milligrams. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to exempt a food from such requirement by requiring the information to be prominently displayed near its place of display or sale. Exempts from such labeling requirements any manufacturer of such foods whose total annual sales are less than a specified amount.

What's happening now April 24, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 21, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1712: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that certain foods intended for human consumption be labeled to show the amount of sodium and potassium they contain.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1712/
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"H.R. 1712: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that certain foods intended for human consumption be labeled to show the amount of sodium and potassium they contain.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1712/.
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H.R. 1712, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1712/.
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[H.R. 1712: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that certain foods intended for human consumption be labeled to show the amount of sodium and potassium they contain.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1712/)
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