MD HB1191 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-18 - Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring specified raw foods and packaged foods that are entirely or partially produced with genetic engineering to display a specified label beginning on July 1, 2015; requiring a manufacturer to include a specified label on specified foods; requiring a supplier to include a specified label on a container used for packaging, holding, or transporting specified foods; requiring a retailer to place a specified label on a shelf or bin containing specified foods; etc.

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Title

Health - General - Genetically Engineered Food - Labeling Requirements

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-18HouseHearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2014-03-10HouseHearing cancelled
2014-03-11HouseHearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2014-02-07HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

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