HR 2583
99th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Advertising and Marketing
Deceptive advertising
Drug law and legislation
Drug safety and regulation
Drugs and narcotics
Food additives
Food and Food Industry
Vitamins
Foods Are Not Drugs Act of 1985
Introduced: May 22, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 22, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 22, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Food Are Not Drugs Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude from the definition of "drug" and of "food additive" foods for special dietary use, i.e. vitamins and minerals, where such foods are promoted or offered for sale in the diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
Provides that food shall be considered misbranded if oral representatives have been made with respect to the food which are false or misleading in any particular.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1