HR 11448 · 93th Congress ·
Food Amendments
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1973-11-13)
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Food Amendments - Title I: Food Labeling - Requires food processors to include on the label in such form as to be readily understandable by the consumer the date recommended for sale and for use. States that food shall be considered to be misbranded if its nutritional additives as stated on the label are not in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Expresses the intent of Congress to supersede all State and local food labeling laws that are different from this Act. Title II: Food Establishment Registration - Requires, every other year, persons owning or operating food processing establishments to register with the Secretary. Prohibits the importation of food from establishments not so registered. Title III: Food Inspection and Critical Control Points - Provides that, in the case of establishments manufacturing, processing, preparing, packaging, or holding food, inspection shall extend to critical control point records bearing upon whether a food may be adulterated, if the Secretary has reason to believe that any such food may be so adulterated and that the public health and safety requires access to such records. Requires that, …
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Cosponsors (4)
3 Democrats1 Republican