Issue Spotlight: Food and Beverages
While working at a coffee shop in Washington, DC, I asked our interns, Ken and Peter, if they wanted another coffee. It then occurred to Peter that perhaps there are bills in Congress that could affect what we eat or drink. So we decided to spotlight a few of these bills. We hope you'll weigh in on POPVOX and link to this list to share with others.
Issue Spotlight: Food and Beverages
- HR 3362 The Amtrak Food and Beverage Service Savings Act: limits the manner in which Amtrak is authorized to provide food and beverage service.
- HR 3553 The Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act: amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that contains a genetically engineered material, or that is produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled accordingly.
- HR 6509 The RICE Act: establishes limitations on the quantity of total arsenic in rice and rice products under chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
- HR 3984 The APPLE Juice Act: limits the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to tolerances under section 406 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
- HR 4346 The REAL Beef Act: amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act so that labels on packages of meat include a statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef.
- HR 1487 The Poison-Free Poultry Act: amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban the use of the arsenic compound known as roxarsone as a food additive.
- HR 1722 The Eat Local Foods Act: amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to create a local food credit.
- HR 1675 The BEER (Brewers Excise and Economic Relief) Act (also S 1111): amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.
- HR 6531 The Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act: amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and to provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs.
- S 1955 Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and to provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs.
Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn't imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we're simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system.
