H.R.5578 - Genetically Engineered Safety Act

To prohibit the open-air cultivation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops, to prohibit the use of common human food or animal feed as the host plant for a genetically engineered pharmaceutical or industrial chemical, to establish a tracking system to regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal of pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts to prevent human, animal, and general environmental exposure to genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Official: To prohibit the open-air cultivation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops, to prohibit the use of common human food or animal feed as the host plant for a genetically engineered pharmaceutical or industrial chemical, to establish a tracking system to regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal of pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts to prevent human, animal, and general environmental exposure to genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Genetically Engineered Safety Act as introduced.
  • Short: Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act as introduced.
  • Short: Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2010 as introduced.

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09/13/10
Agricultural Legislation: Agricult...

Two bills (H.R. 5578 and H.R. 5579) were introduced by Representative Kucinich, who had introduced similar bills in previous years. Date ...

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09/13/10
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Two bills (H.R. 5578 and H.R. 5579) were introduced by Representative Kucinich, who had introduced similar bills in previous years. Date ...

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09/09/10
Laguna Natural Health eNews and Ti...

HR 5578. To prohibit the open-air cultivation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops, to prohibit the use of commo...

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08/02/10
A Labeling Law with so many loopho...

... Distributing Misbranded Genetically Engineered Pesticide (ecocentrism.org); How Organic Food Affects Your Body (brighthub.com); Genet...

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07/30/10
Genetically Engineered Pharmaceuti...

Rep. Dennis Kucinich has been busy this summer. On Jun 23, the same day he introduced the Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act (...

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07/19/10
Kucinich, Lawmakers, Respond to Su...

H.R. 5578, The Genetically Engineered Safety Act: (To prohibit the open-air cultivation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical and indu...

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07/18/10
GMO NEWS

HR 5578 and HR 5579 were co sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Pete S...

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07/18/10
Santa Rosa Farmers Market: GMO NEWS

HR 5578 and HR 5579 were co sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Pete S...

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07/13/10
Lawmakers Propose Labeling in Resp...

HR 5578 and HR 5579 were co sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Pete S...

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07/12/10
Lawmakers Propose Labeling in Resp...

HR 5578 and HR 5579 were co sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Pete S...

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