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March 8, 2006

Wasserman Schultz Methylmercury Protection Amendment Passes House – “My amendment protects the consumer’s right to know about mercury contamination in their food”

(Washington, DC)  –  Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) passed a methylmercury protection amendment to the National Uniformity for Food Act (HR 4167) this evening.  HR 4167 would have preempted and precluded any state laws that are not identical to the Food and Drug Administration’s national statutes, including state fish and shellfish methylmercury notification laws that [...]