,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #i1  
#bjbc,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 #bjbc or the ,real  
,,meat ,act of #bjbc4  #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 #ba 
#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 product2        
imitation beef1 pork1 or poultry2 or    
imitation beef product1 pork product1 or
 poultry 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 domesticated bird means a
 domesticated chicken1 turkey1 duck1    
goose1 ratite1 or squab4  7#c7 ,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#d7 ,the term imitation  
pork product means any food manufactured
 to appear as a pork product or any food
 that approximates the aesthetic        
qualities 7primarily texture1 flavor1   
and appearance7 or the chemical         
characteristics of specific types of    
pork products but does not contain any  
meat1 meat food product1 or meat        
byproduct ingredients4  7#e7 ,the term  
imitation poultry product means any food
 manufactured to appear as a poultry    
product or any food that approximates   
the aesthetic qualities 7primarily      
texture1 flavor1 and appearance7 or the 
chemical characteristics of specific    
types of poultry products but does not  
contain any meat1 meat food product1 or 
meat byproduct ingredients4  7#f7 ,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 that does 
not contain any meat1 meat food product1
 or meat byproduct ingredients1 and     
which is not harvested in a traditional 
manner4  7#g7 ,the term meat has the    
meaning given such term for purposes of 
the ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act4    
7#h7 ,the term meat byproduct has the   
meaning given such term for purposes of 
the ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act4    
7#i7 ,the term meat food product has the
 meaning given the term in section #a of
 the ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act4   
7#aj7 ,the term pork or pork product    
means any food produced or processed in 
whole or in part from a domesticated    
porcine animal4  7#aa7 ,the term poultry
 or poultry product means any carcass1  
or part thereof1 of a domesticated bird1

 or any product that is made wholly or  
in part from any domesticated bird      
carcass or part thereof4  4