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SJM108...............................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
MEAT PRODUCTS - LABELING - Stating findings of the Legislature and urging
the Congress of the United States to enact legislation mandating country of
origin labeling for meat, to require that products labeled "U.S. Produced"
be born, raised and processed completely in the United States and that any
meat products imported into the United States meet all the same standards
as those required on American-produced meat products.
03/20 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/21 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/22 ADOPTED - voice vote
Title apvd - to House
03/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to Agric Aff
03/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - ADOPTED - voice vote - to Senate
03/29 To enrol
Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/30 Sp signed - to Secretary of State
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 108
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS
3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
5 We, your Memorialists, the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
6 State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth Idaho
7 Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
8 WHEREAS, the American rancher and farmer face the most stringent environ-
9 mental regulations in the world, and apply federal Food and Drug
10 Administration-approved pesticides, antibiotics and pharmaceuticals to further
11 ensure the safety of American-produced and raised live animals, meat, dairy
12 and related products; and
13 WHEREAS, in recent years the world's food supply has faced new threats in
14 the form of food-borne illnesses and illness-causing organisms such as Salmo-
15 nella, E. coli bacteria, and Listeria monocytogenes, and including the emerg-
16 ence of antibiotic-resistant organisms associated with the contamination of
17 the food supply; and
18 WHEREAS, the American livestock producer follows strict withdrawal periods
19 and techniques for administering federal Food and Drug Administration-approved
20 pesticides, antibiotics and pharmaceuticals before allowing livestock to be
21 marketed and processed for human consumption; and
22 WHEREAS, because imported live animals, meat, dairy and related products
23 do not follow the same stringent environmental requirements, and foreign pro-
24 ducers have the availability of pesticides, antibiotics and pharmaceuticals
25 which are illegal for use in the United States, and foreign producers are not
26 restricted on withdrawal periods nor administration techniques for pesticides,
27 antibiotics and pharmaceuticals, it is reasoned that the importation of ani-
28 mals and animal products can be a threat to the safety and reliability of
29 America's food supply; and
30 WHEREAS, a country of origin labeling system that enhances the
31 traceability and accountability will help ensure the safe consumption of meat
32 products in America; and
33 WHEREAS, the taxpaying public of the United States has made an enormous
34 investment in food safety and has the right to know where food is produced.
35 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
36 of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Representa-
37 tives concurring therein, that we urge the Congress to enact legislation that
38 mandates country of origin labeling for meat, and to require that products
39 labeled "U.S. Produced" be born, raised and processed completely in the United
40 States.
41 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any meat products imported into the United
42 States meet all the same standards as those required on American-produced meat
43 products.
44 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate be, and she is
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1 hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this Memorial to the Pres-
2 ident of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Con-
3 gress, and the congressional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the
4 Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11284
The purpose of the Senate Joint Memorial is to urge Congress to
enact legislation to mandate country of origin labeling for meat
and to require that products labeled "US Produced" be born,
raised, and processed completely in the United States. The
Memorial further urges that the legislation require any meat
products imported into the United States meet all the same
standards as those required on American-produced meat products.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the State general fund.
Contact
Name: Ric Branch
Phone: 332-1345
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SJM 108