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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1969 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2545
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 Middlesex1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1969 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2545
By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2545) of
Thomas M. Stanley relative to the labeling information for commercially caught fish. Public
Health.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2276 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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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 Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary the Department of Public
2Health shall implement a food labeling program for commercially caught, landed and sold
3saltwater fish including but not limited to tuna, mackerel, swordfish, grouper, striped bass and
4bluefish. The label shall provide the consumer with information concerning the safety and the
5risk factors of consumption of the fish based on toxin levels in the fish and their hazards to
6human health, in particular the health of young children, women of child-bearing age and
7pregnant women.