Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling
Sponsor: Steve Johnson (District 34A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from offering for sale in the State a gene structure- or function-modifying product unless the product is labeled in a prominent and conspicuous manner with the words 'Gene structure- or function-modifying product' and all potential risks, side effects, adverse effects, and other reasonably possible effects that the product may have; and establishing penalties for a violation of the Act.
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Testimony (22)
MGA witness listFAV 15FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Snavely, Jeremy | AAPS | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vijaya, Gopi | Health independence alliance | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arredondo, Rudy | Latino Farmers & Ranchers International, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thornsberry, Robert | R-CALF-USA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lindsay, Janci | Toxicology Support Services, LLC. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bhargava, Aditi | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blakeslee, Marsha | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carmona Daniels, Tanya | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Johnson, S., Delegate Johnson, S.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Finglass, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lorenzo-Chang, Maria | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Millsaps, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | locklair, caileylobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Oral |
| UNF | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Vinitsky, Alan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
UNFThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…