MA H2009

Bill

Relative to food labeling

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the labeling information for commercially caught fish. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Public Health to implement a food labeling program for commercially caught, landed, and sold saltwater fish. The labels will provide consumers with information about the safety and risk factors of consuming the fish, including the fish's toxin levels and potential health hazards, particularly for young children, women of childbearing age, and pregnant women.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Jim Arciero (D), Colleen Garry (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Kay Khan (D), John Rogers (D), Tom Stanley (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H1877 (on 02/24/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2009

(5 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2009
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2009.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1877	Relative to food labeling	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H730	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H811	Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food	Accompanied a study order, see H5090	Similar To
H885	Authorizing permitting by the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game	Accompanied a study order, see H5013	Similar To
S1327	Relative to food labeling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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