PRINTER'S NO. 2422
No. 1912 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, HAGARTY, BLAUM, PISTELLA, DeLUCA, ACOSTA,
JOSEPHS, CORRIGAN, TRELLO, BELARDI, COHEN, BATTISTO, VEON,
KUKOVICH, MICHLOVIC AND HASAY, OCTOBER 28, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, OCTOBER 28, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 13, 1909 (P.L.520, No.292), entitled "An
2 act relating to food: defining food; providing for the
3 protection of the public health, and the prevention of fraud
4 and deception, by prohibiting the manufacture or sale, the
5 offering for sale or exposing for sale, or the having in
6 possession with intent to sell, of adulterated, misbranded,
7 or deleterious foods; prescribing certain duties of the Dairy
8 and Food Commissioner in reference thereto; and providing
9 penalties for the violation thereof," further defining
10 adulterated food in relation to radiation.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 3(a) of the act of May 13, 1909 (P.L.520,
14 No.292), referred to as the Pure Food Law, is amended by adding
15 a clause to read:
16 Section 3. (a) That for the purpose of this act, an article
17 of food shall be deemed to be adulterated,--
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19 Seventh. If, during the course of its processing, it has
20 been exposed to, or treated with, radiation as a means of
21 preservation.
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2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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