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S 2284 101th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term light or reduced fat butter, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 1990
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Mar 9, 1990
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 9, 1990

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define "light butter" and "reduced fat butter" as being a product with the same appearance as butter but with at least one-third fewer calories, made from milk or cream, with 52 percent milk fat, and meeting other requirements. Specifies optional ingredients.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 16, 1990
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 26, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2284: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term light or reduced fat butter, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-2284/
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"S. 2284: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term light or reduced fat butter, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-2284/.
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S. 2284, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-2284/.
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