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Consumer Right To Know Food Labeling Act of 2010

Introduced: September 29, 2010 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Nov 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture.
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to House Agriculture
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Sep 29, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer Right to Know Food Labeling Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to deem as misbranded a food or meat food product that contains any part of a cloned animal and does not bear a conspicuous label including a notice of that information.

Requires individuals to maintain a verifiable recordkeeping audit trail that will permit verification of compliance with this Act.

Deems as misbranded a food that bears a label indicating that it does not contain cloned product, unless the label is in accordance with applicable regulations that may not: (1) require such a label to include a statement indicating that the fact that a food does not contain such product has no bearing on the safety of the food for human consumption; and (2) prohibit such a label on the basis that, in the case of the type of food involved, there is no version of the food in commercial distribution that does contain such product.

Sets forth civil penalties for violation of this Act. Exempts a person who establishes a guaranty, signed by the person residing in the United States from whom the food was received in good faith, that the food does not contain any cloned product.

Allows a person to commence a civil action against a person who is alleged to have violated this Act or the applicable Secretary where a failure of the Secretary to perform any act or duty that is not discretionary is alleged.

Deems as misbranded a food product that contains genetically-engineered salmon unless the food is so labeled.

What's happening now November 16, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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