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Truth in Tuna Labeling Act of 2003

Introduced: January 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 9, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 9, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S159-160)
Jan 9, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Truth in Tuna Labeling Act of 2003 - Amends the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act to declare that a tuna product labeled "dolphin safe" violates the Federal Trade Commission Act unless it is accompanied by a certificate stating that no dolphins were intentionally chased or harassed during the particular voyage on which the tuna were caught using purse seine nets.

Applies this mandate to tuna products harvested either outside or inside the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.

What's happening now January 9, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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