All Food industry Legislation - Federal Government
S.2770 - A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to strengthen the food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock.
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2151) Bill Text A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to strengthen the food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to make it a violation of such Act to: (1) slaughter any nonambulatory livestock, or prepare any carcass or carcass part or meat or meat food product from such animal, for human food use; or (2) fail to comply with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958. Establishes the following penalties for violations of such prohibitions: (1) gross income-based civil penalty for a first violation; (2) one-year inspection service suspension for a second violation; and (3) permanent withdrawal of inspection service a third violation. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate final regulations that provide for public disclosure of a comprehensive list of establishments at which recalled meat [...] show full description Comment on Bill H.R.4238 - To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and to provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2452-2453) Bill Text To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and to provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other purposes. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit retailers and distributors from selling beverages (water, mineral water, soda water, flavored water, sports drinks, juice, iced tea, wine coolers, beer, or carbonated nonalcoholic beverages) in containers that do not display a statement of a refund value of five cents.Requires: (1) distributors to collect the refund value for each beverage sold to retailers; and (2) retailers to collect the refund value for each beverage sold to consumers. Requires: (1) retailers to pay the refund on returned unbroken containers of brands sold for up to a specified number of containers per day based on the square footage of the retailer's space (excluding any container [...] show full description S.2228 - A bill to extend and improve agricultural programs, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill Text A bill to extend and improve agricultural programs, and for other purposes. 10/24/2007--Introduced. Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007 - Amends the federal crop insurance program. Establishes: (1) a risk management account contract program; (2) a conservation planning pilot program; (3) a nutrient reduction and sediment control pilot program for the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (4) a national clean plant network; (5) an Office of Pest Management Policy; and (6) a program of hunger-free community collaborative and infrastructure grants. Extends and revises specified programs for: (1) commodity assistance; (2) conservation; (3) specialty crops; (4) food programs and nutrition, (5) agricultural trade; (6) rural development; (7) forestry; and (8) energy, including biobased products. Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2007 or FEED Act of 2007 - Establishes the food employment empowerment and development program to [...] show full description H.R.3937 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food.
Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill Text To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food. 10/23/2007--Introduced. Food Import Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prohibit the importation of food from a particular country if there is a pattern of FFDCA violations.Requires the Secretary to establish a certification program to ensure that imported food meets U.S. food safety standards. Prohibits food from being imported unless there are facility and country certifications in effect.Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and other appropriate federal agencies to work with foreign countries that are major U.S. trading partners to establish certification programs.Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to assist small businesses in developing countries in complying with this Act.Requires a person that has reason to believe that any food [...] show full description H.R.3949 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow distilled spirits to be produced in dwelling houses, other connected structures, and certain other premises.
Latest Action: 10/23/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow distilled spirits to be produced in dwelling houses, other connected structures, and certain other premises. 10/23/2007--Introduced. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the prohibition on producing distilled spirits in specified locations, including dwelling houses, sheds, yards, and enclosed areas connected with any dwelling house. S.2192 - A bill to establish a user fee for follow-up reinspections under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13087) Bill Text A bill to establish a user fee for follow-up reinspections under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 10/18/2007--Introduced.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect a user fee from each manufacturer of a food, drug, device, biological product, or animal drug for which a followup reinspection is required to ensure correction of a violation of a Good Manufacturing Practices requirement under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act found by the Secretary during the initial inspection of the manufacturer. S.2095 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require country of origin labeling for processed food items.
Latest Action: 09/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill Text A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require country of origin labeling for processed food items. 9/26/2007--Introduced.
Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require country of origin labeling for processed food items. (Includes as a covered item under such Act.) H.R.3610 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food and drugs imported into the United States, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill Text To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food and drugs imported into the United States, and for other purposes. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for research on the development of tests and sampling methodologies for use on imported food.Requires the Secretary to assess and collect fees on imported food and drugs.Directs the Secretary to restrict the importation of all food to metropolitan ports of entry with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) laboratory for testing such food. Deems a food, drug, or device to be misbranded it its labeling fails to identify its country of origin. Requires the Secretary to establish a program under which: (1) persons importing food voluntarily agree to abide by specified food and security guidelines; and (2) the Secretary agrees to [...] show full description H.R.3624 - To establish a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of food products intended for human consumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text To establish a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of food products intended for human consumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Consumer Food Safety Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) administer a national program to protect human health by ensuring that the food industry has effective programs to assure the safety of food; (2) prescribe regulations regarding harmful substances in food, registration of facilities, sanitary food processing, proper labeling, processing controls, and inspections of registered facilities; (3) establish tolerances to limit the quantity of contaminants in food; (4) establish a system to ensure the safety of imported food; (5) include food in an active surveillance system; (6) establish guidelines for a sampling system of food products; (7) rank food categories based on their health hazard and identify approaches to minimize such hazards; and (8) design [...] show full description S.RES.323 - A resolution recognizing Kikkoman Foods, Inc., for its 50 years of operations in the United States.
Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11862) Bill Text A resolution recognizing Kikkoman Foods, Inc., for its 50 years of operations in the United States. 9/20/2007--Introduced.
Commends Kikkoman Foods, Inc., on its 50 years of marketing and operations in the United States. Recognizes its contributions to U.S. cultural and economic vitality. H.CON.RES.206 - Honoring Kikkoman Foods, Inc. and its 50 years of commitment to providing quality products to the United States.
Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Bill Text Honoring Kikkoman Foods, Inc. and its 50 years of commitment to providing quality products to the United States. 9/7/2007--Introduced.
Recognizes the contribution of Kikkoman Food, Inc. to the economic vitality of the United States. Celebrates the company's 50 years of U.S. marketing and operations. H.R.3484 - To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill Text To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes. 9/6/2007--Introduced. Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry and Food Act of 2007 or SAFER Meat, Poultry and Food Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) require a person, other than a household consumer, who has reason to believe meat, poultry, or food products to be adulterated or misbranded to so notify the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appropriate; (2) provide the Secretary of Agriculture with authority for voluntary (by transporters, shippers, distributors, and handlers) and mandatory (upon the failure of voluntary action) nondistribution and recall, withdrawal of inspectors from [...] show full description H.R.3485 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/06/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committe Bill Text To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes. 9/6/2007--Introduced. Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007 or TRACE Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food. States that cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, and poultry presented for slaughter for human consumption, and the carcasses or parts of carcasses and the meat and food products of those animals, shipped in interstate commerce shall be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary to trace: (1) each animal to any location at which the animal was held at any time before [...] show full description H.R.3110 - To provide for the Secretary of Education to study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in middle and high schools.
Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Bill Text To provide for the Secretary of Education to study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in middle and high schools. 7/19/2007--Introduced.
Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report to the Congress on the marketing of food and beverages in middle and high schools. Requires such study to assess the nutritional quality of such foods, the media through which they are marketed to children in such schools, and mechanisms that regulate such marketing. Directs the Secretary to collaborate in the conduct of such study with the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. H.R.3100 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys.
Latest Action: 07/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1585) Bill Text To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys. 7/19/2007--Introduced.
Import Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase civil monetary penalties for introducing into interstate commerce or delivering for introduction into interstate commerce food that is adulterated. Authorizes additional appropriations for the examination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of processed food and toothpaste which is being imported or offered for import into the United States. Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to: (1) increase fines for knowing and willful violations of prohibited acts related to consumer product safety standards; and (2) establish separate fines for offenses that result in death. Authorizes additional appropriations for inspection of toys imported or offered for import into the United States. S.1804 - A bill to enhance the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to agriculture and food emergencies.
Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/18/2007 S9475-9476) Bill Text A bill to enhance the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to agriculture and food emergencies. 7/17/2007--Introduced. National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007 - States that: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) shall lead federal, state, local, tribal, and private efforts to enhance the protection of critical U.S. infrastructure and key resources, including the agriculture and food system; (2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall lead federal efforts relating to agriculture, meat, poultry, and egg food products; (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall lead federal efforts relating to other food products; and (4) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall lead federal efforts relating to drinking water and waste water.Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) a Chief Medical Officer who shall serve as the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs; [...] show full description H.R.2717 - To permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill Text To permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests, and for other purposes. 6/14/2007--Introduced. Access to Medical Treatment Act - Gives an individual the right to be treated by a health care practitioner with any medical treatment that the individual desires, including a treatment that is not approved, certified, or licensed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if: (1) the practitioner has personally examined the individual and agrees to treat the individual; and (2) the administration of such treatment does not violate licensing laws.Authorizes health care practitioners to provide any method of treatment to such an individual if certain requirements are met, including that: (1) there is no reason to conclude that such treatment will cause danger to the individual; and (2) the patient is informed in writing that such treatment has not been approved, certified, or licensed by [...] show full description H.R.2718 - To ensure that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and the amendments made by such Act, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill Text To ensure that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and the amendments made by such Act, and for other purposes. 6/14/2007--Introduced.
DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2007 - Authorizes and makes appropriations to: (1) carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) expand research and development of consumer information on dietary supplements by the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to fully and appropriately use such funds to regulate dietary supplements. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the implementation and enforcement of DSHEA. H.R.2693 - To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl.
Latest Action: 09/28/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400. Bill Text To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl. 9/26/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate: (1) within 90 days, an interim final standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl that applies to all locations in the flavoring manufacturing industry that manufacture, use, handle, or process diacetyl and all microwave popcorn production and packaging establishments that use diacetyl-containing flavors; and (2) within two years, if diacetyl is still being processed or utilized in facilities, a final standard that contains a short term exposure limit and a permissible exposure limit not exceeding the lowest feasible level and that applies to all facilities where diacetyl is processed or used. Gives the interim standard the legal effect of an occupational safety and health standard [...] show full description H.R.2571 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to simplify the tax and eliminate the drawback fee on certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage products manufactured in a United States foreign trade zone for domestic use and export.
Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2571) Bill Text To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to simplify the tax and eliminate the drawback fee on certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage products manufactured in a United States foreign trade zone for domestic use and export. 6/5/2007--Introduced.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to permit the transfer of distilled spirits used in a foreign trade zone for the manufacture or production of nonbeverage products (i.e., medicines, medicinal preparations, food products, flavors, flavoring extracts, or perfume, which are unfit for beverage purposes) to an activated foreign trade zone without payment of applicable excise taxes. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) require manufacturers and producers of such nonbeverage products to file an adequate bond and permit; and (2) examine records and compel testimony to enforce the provisions of this Act. S.1535 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to simplify the tax and eliminate the drawback fee on certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage products manufactured in a United States foreign trade zone for domestic use and export.
Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill Text A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to simplify the tax and eliminate the drawback fee on certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage products manufactured in a United States foreign trade zone for domestic use and export. 5/25/2007--Introduced.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to permit the transfer of distilled spirits used in a foreign trade zone for the manufacture or production of nonbeverage products (i.e., medicines, medicinal preparations, food products, flavors, flavoring extracts, or perfume, which are unfit for beverage purposes) to an activated foreign trade zone without payment of applicable excise taxes. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) require manufacturers and producers of such nonbeverage products to file an adequate bond and permit; and (2) examine records and compel testimony to enforce the provisions of this Act. H.R.2401 - To provide for greater access and opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers, to create incentives for research, conservation, and market viability, to provide a healthy and just work environment for agricultural workers, to provide Americans with healthier food choices, to address hunger and poverty in the United States, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Bill Text To provide for greater access and opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers, to create incentives for research, conservation, and market viability, to provide a healthy and just work environment for agricultural workers, to provide Americans with healthier food choices, to address hunger and poverty in the United States, and for other purposes. 5/21/2007--Introduced. Nutrition and Opportunities for the Underserved and Rural Incentives to Secure the Heartland Act of 2007 or NOURISH Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a program through FY2013 to provide greater access and opportunities for minority and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to Department of Agriculture programs and services; and (2) establish the USDA Minority Producer Land Preservation Commission (to terminate nine years after enactment of this Act) to review pending Department foreclosure proceedings. Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, [...] show full description H.R.2278 - To restore the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children.
Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill Text To restore the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children. 5/10/2007--Introduced.
Children's Health Federal Trade Commission Authority Restoration Act - Repeals Federal Trade Commission Act provisions denying the FTC authority to promulgate any rule in children's advertising proceedings on the basis of a determination that such advertising constitutes an unfair act or practice in or affecting commerce. S.1323 - A bill to prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
Latest Action: 05/11/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6011-6012) Bill Text A bill to prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 - Prohibits new, and requires dismissal of pending, civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food, or a trade association, for any injury related to a person's accumulated acts of consumption of food and weight gain, obesity, or any associated health condition. Subjects to such prohibition: (1) any action brought by a person other than the person on whose weight gain, obesity, or health condition the action is based; and (2) any derivative action brought by or on behalf of any person or any representative, spouse, [...] show full description H.R.2183 - To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
Latest Action: 06/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Bill Text To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 - Prohibits new, and requires dismissal of pending, civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food, or a trade association, for any injury related to a person's accumulated acts of consumption of food and weight gain, obesity, or any associated health condition. Subjects to such prohibition: (1) any action brought by a person other than the person on whose weight gain, obesity, or health condition the action is based; and (2) any derivative action brought by or on behalf of any person or any representative, spouse, parent,[...] show full description S.1292 - A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of meat and poultry products by enhancing the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to retrieve the history, use, and location of a meat or poultry product through a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill Text A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of meat and poultry products by enhancing the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to retrieve the history, use, and location of a meat or poultry product through a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Meat and Poultry Products Traceability and Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to direct that amenable species presented for slaughter for human consumption, and the carcasses or parts of carcasses and the meat and food products of those animals, shipped in interstate commerce be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary of Agriculture to trace: (1) each animal or group of animals to any location at which the animal was held at any time before slaughter; and (2) each carcass or part of a carcass and food and food product forward [...] show full description S.1274 - A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food for humans and pets.
Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5508-5510) Bill Text A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food for humans and pets. 5/2/2007--Introduced. Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require a person that has reason to believe that any food introduced into interstate commerce may be in violation of the FFDCA to immediately notify the Secretary of the Health and Human Services of the identity and location of the food.Requires the Secretary, upon a determination that such food is in violation of the FFDCA and that there is a reasonable probability that the food, if consumed, would present a threat to the public health, to give appropriate persons an opportunity to: (1) cease distribution of the food; (2) notify all relevant persons to cease distribution of the food; (3) recall the food; and (4) provide notice to consumers and public health officials. Authorizes the Secretary to control and possess the food and to order [...] show full description H.R.2108 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food for humans and pets.
Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill Text |
