US HB1486 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress


Status

April 15 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2011 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to promulgate a final regulation revising federal nutrition labeling regulations to: (1) require the label of a food that has less than 0.5 grams and greater than 0.0 grams of trans fat per serving to contain an asterisk or other notation and a note that the food has a low trans fat content per serving, and (2) prohibit the label or labeling on such a food from indicating that the trans fat content per serving is zero.

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Title

Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2011

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-04-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-04-12HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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