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AK HB99
Bill
Status
1/18/2011
Primary Sponsor
Beth Kerttula
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AI Summary
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Requires farmed halibut, salmon, and sablefish products raised outside Alaska to be labeled "farmed fish" if sold in packaged form, or conspicuously identified with a consumer-identifiable notation if sold unpackaged.
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Requires genetically modified fish or fish products to be labeled "genetically modified fish or fish product" if sold in packaged form, or conspicuously identified with a consumer-identifiable notation if sold unpackaged.
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Classifies non-compliant farmed fish and genetically modified fish products as misbranded food under Alaska's food labeling statute (AS 17.20.040).
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Distinguishes labeling requirements based on product form, with stricter text label requirements for packaged goods and notation requirements for unpackaged sales.
Legislative Description
Label Farmed & Genetically Modified Fish
Consumer Affairs
Last Action
REFERRED TO FISHERIES
1/18/2011