HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 211        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2009

 

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

1/9/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/30/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/2/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/28/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/31/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/28/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 211        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2009

By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2009) 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. 1227 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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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.