Carbon Monoxide Treated Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Safe Handling, Labeling, and Consumer Protection Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide restrictions on the use of carbon monoxide in meat, poultry, and seafood, and for other purposes.

7/19/2007--Introduced.
Carbon Monoxide Treated Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Safe Handling, Labeling, and Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make changes to the definition of "color additive" to include carbon monoxide that may impart, maintain, preserve, stabilize, fix, or otherwise affect the color of fresh meat, poultry products, or seafood, unless the label of such food bears, prominently and conspicuously, a specified statement that advises consumers:
(1) that carbon monoxide has been used to preserve the color of the product;
(2) not to rely on the color or the "use or freeze by" date alone to judge the freshness or safety of the product; and
(3) to discard any product with an unpleasant odor, slime, or a bulging package.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish alternative labeling requirements, not earlier than five years after the effective date of this Act, if:
(1) such statement is no longer required to prevent consumer deception and other harms; and
(2) such alternative requirements are shown to be adequate and effective in preventing consumer deception and other harms related to the conditions of use of carbon monoxide.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]
• and 14 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3115

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 19, 2007

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• Jul 19, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Jul 19, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Jul 19, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8124)
• Introduced on Jul 19, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Labeling
• Seafood
• Poultry
• Meat
• 14 more
• Law
• Hazardous substances
• Food safety
• Food preservation
• Food labeling
• Food additives
• Executive departments
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Consumers
• Consumer protection
• Consumer education
• Carbon monoxide
• Administrative procedure
• Food

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June 06, 2008 attempt to subvert dshea

it takes provisions from several bills already introduced – hr3610, hr3624, hr3115, and hr3484. if passed and enacted into law in its current version, the legislation would no doubt lead to more fda regulation of supplements, ...

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June 03, 2008 Carbon Monoxide Treated Meat Hits the Store Shelf « Fish Wrap

Posted by Brooke Trout under fish wrap, government, united states | Tags: FDA, fish, carbon monoxide, food additive, food processing, Food and Drug Administration, H.R. 3115, Meat |. As we posted previously, the Food and Drug ...

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June 03, 2008 Your Fight the Right Activist links for June 3, 2008

Thankfully a bill has been introduced in Congress (HR 3115) that would require all meat, poultry, and seafood treated with carbon monoxide to be labeled. Ask your Member of Congress to support this important legislation and demand to ...

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