MA H1227

Bill

Relative to food labeling

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
03/09/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th 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, including tuna, mackerel, swordfish, grouper, striped bass, and bluefish. The labels will provide consumers with information about the safety and risk factors of consuming these fish, particularly the health hazards for young children, women of childbearing age, and pregnant women, based on the toxin levels in the fish.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (10)

Carolyn Dykema (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Bradford Hill (R), Hannah Kane (R), Paul McMurtry (D), Marc Pacheco (D), John Rogers (D), Tom Stanley (D), Aaron Vega (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1227

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1227
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1227.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3244	Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H398	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	No further action taken	Similar To
H470	Authorizing permitting by the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game	Accompanied a study order, see H4531	Similar To

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