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H.R.467
Title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that foods containing spices, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry, other animal products (including insects), or known allergens bear labeling stating that fact and their names.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (14)
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
1/29/2003--Introduced.

Food Ingredient Right to Know Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that a food shall be deemed to be misbranded if it contains any spice, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry, any other animal product (including insects), or a known food allergen unless its labeling bears a statement with appropriate prominence on the information panel providing that fact and the name of the meat, poultry, other animal product, or known food allergen.

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1/29/2003:
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2/14/2003:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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