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A bill to amend the Agricultural Manufacturing Act of 1946 to require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country of harvest, and for other purposes.

8/2/2007--Introduced.

Ginseng Harvest Labeling Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require: (1) the labeling of raw ginseng offered for sale as food or a dietary supplement to contain country of harvest information; (2) ginseng importers to disclose country of harvest information at the point of U.S. entry.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to impose civil monetary penalties for failure to make such disclosures.

Latest Actions
  • 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10801)
  • 08/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10801-10802)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.1953 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007