119-hr4737

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4737 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4737

 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the 
 disclosure of certain product coatings used on fruits and vegetables, 
 and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 23, 2025

 Mr. Stutzman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the 
 disclosure of certain product coatings used on fruits and vegetables, 
 and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Apeel Reveal Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. LABELING REQUIREMENT FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WITH CERTAIN 
 PRODUCT COATINGS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
 ``

    (z)

    (1) If it is a fruit or vegetable with a covered product 
coating, unless it bears labeling disclosing the use of such product 
coating.
 ``

    (2) In this subsection, the term `covered product coating' means 
a coating that is directly applied to a fruit or vegetable to extend 
the shelf life of the fruit or vegetable. Such term includes Apeel 
Sciences product coatings, including Edipeel and Organipeel.''.

    (b) Applicability.--

    (1) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
 Services shall issue guidance on the disclosure required to 
 satisfy the amendment made by subsection

    (a) .

    (2) Misbranding.--

Section 403

    (z) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
 and Cosmetic Act (as added by subsection

    (a) ) shall apply to 
 any fruit or vegetable labeled on or after the date that is 1 
 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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