72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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LC 1894
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2957
                  Ordered by the House April 8
            Including House Amendments dated April 8
 
Sponsored by Representative KROPF
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
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measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Imposes restrictions on ability of state and local governmental
units to impose food labeling requirements.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to food labeling.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) A local government may not impose a
requirement for the disclosure or display of information on a
food label.
  (2) If a food is subject to a federal requirement for
disclosing or displaying information on the label, a state agency
may not impose a labeling requirement regarding the same
information that is more stringent than the federal
requirement. + }
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