HR 1599 · 114th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.(2015-07-24)
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Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the developer of a bioengineered organism intended as food to submit a premarket biotechnology notification to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A “bioengineered organism” (commonly called a “genetically modified organism” or “GMO”) is a plant or part of a plant that has been modified through recombinant DNA techniques in a way that could not be obtained using conventional breeding techniques. The premarket notification must include the developer’s determination that food from, containing, or consisting of the GMO (GMO food) is as safe as a comparable non-GMO food. For the GMO to be sold as food, the FDA must not object to the developer’s determination. If the FDA determines that there is a material difference between a GMO food and a comparable non-GMO food, the FDA can specify labeling that informs consumers of the difference. A food label can only claim that a food is non-GMO if the ingredients are subject to certain supply chain process controls. No food label can suggest that non-GMO foods are safer than GMO food…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
Jul 17, 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on July 14, 2015
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Cosponsors (20)
8 Democrats12 Republicans