HR 1356 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1356
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that
foods containing spices, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry,
other animal products (including insects), or known allergens bear labeling
stating that fact and their names.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 3, 2001
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that
foods containing spices, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry,
other animal products (including insects), or known allergens bear labeling
stating that fact and their names.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Food Ingredient Right to Know Act'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Millions of Americans follow certain dietary guidelines for health,
religious, and cultural reasons. These individuals depend on ingredient
labels for the information they need to abide by these guidelines.
(2) Under current regulations, food manufacturers are not required to
identify the products used in natural or artificial flavorings, colorings,
or spices, or some food additives.
(3) These additives often contain derivatives of meat, poultry, other
animal products such as insects, and allergens (such as peanuts, tree nuts,
fish, shellfish, eggs, milk, soy, and wheat).
SEC. 3. FOOD LABELING; REQUIREMENT OF STATEMENT REGARDING SPICES, FLAVORING,
AND COLORING DERIVED FROM MEAT, POULTRY, OR KNOWN ALLERGENS.
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (g), by inserting `, subject to paragraph (t)' before
the period at the end;
(2) in paragraph (i), by inserting `, subject to paragraph (t)' before
the first period; and
(3) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
`(t) If it contains any spice, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat,
poultry, any other animal product (including insects), or a known food
allergen unless its labeling bears a statement with appropriate prominence on
the information panel providing that fact and the name of the meat, poultry,
other animal product, or known food allergen, respectively.'.
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