HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1068 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1227
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to food labeling.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/18/2017 |
Bradford R. Hill | 4th Essex | 1/30/2017 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/29/2017 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 2/3/2017 |
Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | 2/1/2017 |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 1/24/2017 |
Aaron Vega | 5th Hampden | 2/3/2017 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/26/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1068 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1227
By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1227) of Thomas M. Stanley and others relative to the labeling information for commercially caught fish. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2069 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to food labeling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
And Provided further that notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary the Department of Public Health shall implement a food labeling program for commercially caught, landed and sold saltwater fish including but not limited to tuna, mackerel, swordfish, grouper, striped bass and bluefish. The label shall provide the consumer with information concerning the safety and the risk factors of consumption of the fish based on toxin levels in the fish and their hazards to human health, in particular the health of young children, women of child-bearing age and pregnant women.