General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 16

 

January Session, 2013

 

LCO No. 279

   

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. BYE, 5th Dist.

 

AN ACT REQUIRING THE LABELING OF FOOD AND DRINK PRODUCTS THAT ARE PACKAGED IN MATERIALS THAT CONTAIN BISPHENOL-A.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require any food or drink product that is packaged with materials that contain bisphenol-A to be prominently labeled as such.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide information to consumers that will allow consumers to avoid the purchase and consumption of products that contain harmful toxins.