Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3354 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3354 To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2023 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds. 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 ``Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows: (1) Stephen Hacala was a 24-year-old from Fayetteville, Arkansas, who was dearly loved by family and friends when he died from morphine intoxication caused by consumption of contaminated poppy seeds. (2) At least 19 people in the U…