118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 258 — A bill to provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.

“A bill to provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Feb 2, 2023

Last action Feb 2, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains water buffalo and is labeled as buffalo unless the specific term used in the labeling is water buffalo.

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Feb 2, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 2, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.