HR 858 · 101th Congress · Agriculture and Food

To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499b) to require clear country of origin labeling on imported perishable agricultural products.

Introduced 1989-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.(1989-02-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 to make it unlawful to fail to mark any perishable agricultural commodity as to its State, country, or region of origin. Increases the penalty for such violations.…

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