Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-925

EHS 925

Food Labeling

Mr. Richard T. Moore and Ms. Spilka moved that the proposed new text be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after section xx, the following new section:-

SECTION XX.  Notwithstanding any general or special 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 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.