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Senate passes bill requiring conspicuous warning labels on betel nut products
Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 24-20 to require conspicuous warning labels on all betel nut products and containers imported or sold in the CNMI; several local medical and business groups supported the measure and the Commonwealth Cancer Association agreed to fund labels for two years.
The Senate passed House Bill 24-20 requiring conspicuous warning labels on all betel nut products and containers imported or sold in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
The floor leader moved for passage and noted the measure had not passed committee but had received support from the Saipan Chamber of Commerce, Saipan Seventh-day Adventist Dental Clinic, and Medical Associates of the Pacific LLC. The floor leader said the Commonwealth Cancer Association (CCA) will fund the labels for the first two years and that producers would take over funding thereafter.
The clerk called the roll and recorded eight members voting yes; the bill passed. The bill text and any enforcement details were not discussed on the floor during recorded remarks, and no dollar amounts for labelling costs were entered beyond the CCA—s two-year commitment as described by the sponsor.
