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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Aug 2, 2007
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.
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Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] · D–WI
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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