S 3012 · 93th Congress · Commerce
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Amendments
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.(1974-02-18)
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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Amendments - Title I: Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act - Increases, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the fine from $1,000 to $10,000 for initial violations of that Act and from $10,000 to $25,000 for subsequent violations. Provides that whenever any article that is a food, drug, device, or cosmetic is found, by any officer or employee duly designated by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, upon any premises where it is manufactured, processed, packed, or held, for introduction into interstate commerce or after its introduction, or in any article being used to transport or hold the article in interstate commerce, and there is reason to believe that the article is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of that Act, or is an article which may not be manufactured, introduced into interstate commerce, or sold or offered for sale by reason of any provision of that Act, the article may be detained by that officer or employee for a reasonable period but not to exceed twenty days, pending action under that Act or notification of any Federal, State, or other governmental au…
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