,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 
,stutzman introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and    
,cosmetic ,act to require the disclosure
 of certain product coatings used on    
fruits and vegetables1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,apeel ,reveal ,act 
of #bjbe4  #b4 ,labeling requirement for
 fruits and vegetables with certain     
product coatings  7a7 ,in general       
,section #djc of the ,federal ,food1    
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cdc7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7z7  7#a7 ,if it is a   
fruit or vegetable with a covered       
product coating1 unless it bears        
labeling disclosing the use of such     
product coating4  7#b7 ,in this         
subsection1 the term covered product    
coating means a coating that is directly

 applied to a fruit or vegetable to     
extend the shelf life of the fruit or   
vegetable4 ,such term includes ,apeel   
,sciences product coatings1 including   
,edipeel and ,organipeel4  4  7b7       
,applicability  7#a7 ,guidance ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
issue guidance on the disclosure        
required to satisfy the amendment made  
by subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,misbranding   
,section #djc7z7 of the ,federal ,food1 
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7as added by  
subsection 7a77 shall apply to any fruit
 or vegetable labeled on or after the   
date that is #a year after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4