Deletes the provison of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which, authorizes the Secretary to require the designation of optional ingredients on the labeling of standardized foods.
Repeals the exemption of standardized foods from the general requirement applicable to other foods that, subject to certain exemptions, the labeling of such other foods bear a listing of their ingredients.
Requires that any food, whether a standardized food or otherwise, list its ingredients on its label in the order of their predominance.
Provides for the Act to take effect 12 months after the month of its enactment except that the Secretary would be authorized to postpone the effective date for good cause for up to an additional year with respect to any specific food product, provided that the label of such food had not been printed more than 3 months after the month of the Acts enactment.
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
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