STAND. COM. REP. NO. 544
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2013
RE: H.B. No. 174
H.D. 2
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2013
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 174, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD LABELING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to require, for imported genetically engineered food:
(1) Labeling at import and at time of sale; and
(2) Compliance with import restrictions and requirements, including those applicable to invasive species.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Authorizing labeling of qualified food offered for retail sale as "not genetically engineered" or "does not include a genetically engineered ingredient" if the statement is true and authorizing any person or public agency to seek an injunction to prevent or terminate a violation;
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2112, for the purposes of facilitating further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 174, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 174, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair |
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