A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the purpose of restricting the use of the terms "buffalo" and "water buffalo" on the labels and in the advertising of certain foods.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 June 1979

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Summary

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to restrict the use of the term "buffalo" on labeling and advertising to products consisting entirely of the meat or other portion of the carcass of an American bison. Requires any product consisting in whole or in part of the meat or other portion of the carcass of a water buffalo to state that fact, using the term "water buffalo", on its labeling and advertising.

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summary · EN · 21 June 1979
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/4562
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