| 1 | 1 | | 1 of 1 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 386 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2159 |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | Kimberly N. Ferguson |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to food labeling. |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/6/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/26/2023David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/27/2023Michael J. Soter8th Worcester1/30/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/1/2023David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester2/6/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex2/17/2023 1 of 1 |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 386 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2159 |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2159) of |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | Kimberly N. Ferguson and others that the Department of Public Health be directed to implement |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | a food labeling program for commercially caught, landed and sold saltwater fish. Public Health. |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 2281 OF 2021-2022.] |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to food labeling. |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Department |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | 2of Public Health shall implement a food labeling program for commercially caught, landed and |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | 3sold saltwater fish including but not limited to tuna, mackerel, swordfish, grouper, striped bass |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | 4and bluefish. The label shall provide the consumer with information concerning the safety and |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | 5the risk factors of consumption of the fish based on toxin levels in the fish and their hazards to |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | 6human health, in particular the health of young children, women of child-bearing age and |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | 7pregnant women. |
|---|