House approves "cheeseburger bill".In late October October: see month. , the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act The Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, also known as the Cheeseburger Bill, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2004, but did not receive a Senate vote. The bill was reintroduced in 2005 by Florida Republican Congressman Ric Keller. , H.R. 554. Overwhelmingly approved, this bill would prevent consumers from suing restaurants and other food companies over claims that their products directly result in obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. . This ruling has been hailed as a protection for the restaurant and food industry from frivolous litigation Frivolous litigation is a legal claim or defense presented even though the party and the party's legal counsel had reason to know that the claim or defense had no merit. A claim or defense may be frivolous because it had no underlying justification in fact, or because it was not . This measure is expected to be considered by the Senate next session. For more information on these regulations, please visit CMAA's Legislative & Regulatory Summary at http://www.cmaa.org/legislat /index.asp. |
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