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HR 3317 111th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food supply, safety, and labeling Nutrition and diet

Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2009

Introduced: July 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2009 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to promulgate a final regulation revising federal nutrition labeling regulations to require the label of a food that has less than .5 grams of trans fat per serving to express that information with an asterisk or other notation instead of expressing the trans fat content as zero when the trans fat content of such food is declared in the nutrition information on the label or in the labeling of the food.

What's happening now July 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 15, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3317: Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3317/
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"H.R. 3317: Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3317/.
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H.R. 3317, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3317/.
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