09-03-2005, 04:27 PM
I'm getting feedback from the UN forums, and have changed a few little things, I'm going to wait another day or two and probably submit it Monday (I will have time to campaign that day as I don't have school because of Labor Day 
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Here is the updated Labeling Standards proposal:
Quote: SEEING THAT some companies may label their products incorrectly, or misuse words like ?fresh? and ?organic?, and also seeing that there is a rising number of people that need to be able to know what is in what they are eating, this proposal imposes the following:
I. If a product is marketed in one or multiple countries that speak different official languages, all labels on the product must be in all official languages of those countries, and must all translate to mean the same thing.
II. Defining ?fresh? as ?not stale, sour, or decayed? and ?not altered by processing,? and defining ?organic? as ?food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides.? Nothing may be labeled ?fresh? or ?organic? unless it fits the above definition.
III. All people have the right to know what is in the food they eat. This means all packaged products must be labeled with (if applicable) the ingredients of the product, and nutrition facts, which should include the amount of fat, trans fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugars, sodium, protein, vitamins and minerals, and calories in the product. Also, all packaged products must be labeled with the country where the product was grown/made.[/quote]
Submitting today
)Here is the updated Labeling Standards proposal:
Quote: SEEING THAT some companies may label their products incorrectly, or misuse words like ?fresh? and ?organic?, and also seeing that there is a rising number of people that need to be able to know what is in what they are eating, this proposal imposes the following:
I. If a product is marketed in one or multiple countries that speak different official languages, all labels on the product must be in all official languages of those countries, and must all translate to mean the same thing.
II. Defining ?fresh? as ?not stale, sour, or decayed? and ?not altered by processing,? and defining ?organic? as ?food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides.? Nothing may be labeled ?fresh? or ?organic? unless it fits the above definition.
III. All people have the right to know what is in the food they eat. This means all packaged products must be labeled with (if applicable) the ingredients of the product, and nutrition facts, which should include the amount of fat, trans fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugars, sodium, protein, vitamins and minerals, and calories in the product. Also, all packaged products must be labeled with the country where the product was grown/made.[/quote]
Submitting today