H.R. 3806 · 114th Congress
Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jaime Herrera Beutler
- Introduced
- 2015-10-22
- Latest action
- 2015-10-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act
This bill declares the acceptable market name of Gadus chalcogrammus is "pollock" and the acceptable market name of Lithodes aequispinus is "golden king crab."
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the sale of pollock labeled "Alaskan pollock" or "Alaska pollock" only if the pollock was harvested in the exclusive economic zone or state waters adjacent to Alaska.