,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjai,mrs4 ,fischer introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,food1   
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act to ensure that
 consumers can make informed decisions  
in choosing between meat products such  
as beef and imitation meat products1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,real    
,marketing ,edible ,artificials         
,truthfully ,act of #bjai or the ,real  
,,meat ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,labeling of 
imitation meat products ,the ,federal   
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act is     
amended by inserting after section      
#djc;,c of such ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4     
#cdc-c7 the following3  #djc;,d4        
,labeling of imitation meat products    
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section
 #aja4c7;e7 of title #ba1 ,code of      

,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulations71 without respect to the    
relative nutritional value of the food1 
any imitation meat food product1        
imitation beef1 or imitation beef       
product shall be deemed to be misbranded
 unless its label bears1 in type of     
uniform size and prominence1 the word   
imitation immediately before or after   
the name of the food and a statement    
that clearly indicates the product is   
not derived from1 or does not contain1  
meat4  7b7 ,coordination with ,secretary
 of ,agriculture  7#a7 ,notification of 
misbranding ,if the ,secretary          
determines that food is misbranded under
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall1  
within #fj days of such determination1  
transmit a notice of such determination 
to the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#b7
 ,enforcement failure ,if the ,secretary
 fails1 within #cj days of transmitting 
a notice under paragraph 7#a71 to       
initiate an enforcement action with     
respect to the food that is the subject 

of such notice1 the ,secretary of       
,agriculture may treat each such        
determination of misbranding under      
subsection 7a7 with respect to the food 
as a determination of misbranding under 
section #a7n7 of the ,federal ,meat     
,inspection ,act4  7c7 ,rule of         
construction ,this section shall not be 
construed as limiting the authority of  
the ,secretary of ,agriculture to take  
enforcement or other action under the   
,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act or other
 applicable law with respect to a food  
subject to subsection 7a74  7d7         
,definition ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the 
term beef or beef product means any food
 containing edible meat tissue from     
domesticated ,bos indicus or ,bos taurus
 cattle4  7#b7 ,the term imitation beef 
means any food manufactured to appear as
 beef or any food that approximates the 
aesthetic qualities 7primarily texture1 
flavor1 and appearance7 or the chemical 
characteristics of specific types of    
beef but does not contain any meat1 meat

 food product1 or meat byproduct        
ingredients4  7#c7 ,the term imitation  
beef product means any food manufactured
 to appear as a beef product or any food
 that approximates the aesthetic        
qualities 7primarily texture1 flavor1   
and appearance7 or the chemical         
characteristics of specific types of    
beef products but does not contain any  
meat1 meat food product1 or meat        
byproduct ingredients4  7#d7 ,the term  
imitation meat food product means any   
food manufactured to appear as a meat   
food product or any food that           
approximates the aesthetic qualities    
7primarily texture1 flavor1 and         
appearance7 or chemical characteristics 
of specific types of meat but does not  
contain any meat1 meat food product1 or 
meat byproduct ingredients4  7#e7 ,the  
term meat is within the meaning of the  
,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act4  7#f7  
,the term meat byproduct is within the  
meaning of the ,federal ,meat           
,inspection ,act4  7#g7 ,the term meat  

food product has the meaning given the  
term in section #a of the ,federal ,meat
 ,inspection ,act4  4