Ginseng Harvest Labeling Act of 2007

Summary

Ginseng Harvest Labeling Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require: (1) the labeling of raw ginseng offered for sale as food or a dietary supplement to contain country of harvest information; (2) ginseng importers to disclose country of harvest information at the point of U.S. entry. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to impose civil monetary penalties for failure to make such disclosures.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 2 August 2007

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10801-10802)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 August 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10801)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 August 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 2 August 2007 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2007

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2007

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 August 2007

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Ginseng Harvest Labeling Act of 2007