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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 718 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2276
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to food labeling.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex1/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 718 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2276
By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2276) of
Thomas M. Stanley relative to the labeling information for commercially caught fish. Public
Health.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2408 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to food labeling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 And Provided further that notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary the
2Department of Public Health shall implement a food labeling program for commercially caught,
3landed and sold saltwater fish including but not limited to tuna, mackerel, swordfish, grouper,
4striped bass and bluefish. The label shall provide the consumer with information concerning the
5safety and the risk factors of consumption of the fish based on toxin levels in the fish and their
6hazards to human health, in particular the health of young children, women of child-bearing age
7and pregnant women.