HR 1075 · 108th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Ephedra Public Protection Act

Introduced 2003-03-04· Sponsored by Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2003-03-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ephedra Public Protection Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to classify a food as adulterated if it is a dietary supplement that contains any ephedrine group and is unsafe within the meaning of this Act. Classifies a new ephedrine supplement (a dietary supplement containing ephedrine alkaloids not generally recognized as safe) as unsafe if it has not received premarket approval from the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary to approve supplements that do not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury under the recommended or ordinary conditions of use. Requires manufacturers of ephedrine supplements (dietary supplements containing any ephedrine group alkaloids), and packers and distributors of such supplements whose names appear on the label, to investigate each claim of a serious adverse experience and report to the Secretary as to whether the ephedrine supplement involved was a causal factor. Makes failure to comply with such reporting requirements a prohibited act. Directs the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule for good manufacturing practice regulations under the Act. States various eleme…

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Cosponsors (4)

1 Democrat3 Republicans