March 2006

U.S. House passes amended label uniformity bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Uniformity for Food Act (H.R. 4167) by a vote of 238 to 139 after amending it to exclude all dietary supplements from its scope.

The bill would generally prohibit individual states from requiring food products in interstate trade to conform to state regulations or labeling rules that are not identical to federal provisions. It would also allow states to petition for an exemption or for the establishment of a national standard regarding any requirement under federal laws relating to food regulation.

The National Uniformity for Food Act would not override all state-imposed food regulations. It would maintain individual state’s authority to address imminent hazards and to require consumer advisories relating to food sanitation imposed on food establishments, such as restaurants. The text of the Bill and other information can be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04167:

Source: The American Herbal Products Association, www.ahpa.org

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