S 641 · 94th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Consumer Food Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1976-03-22)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 1976-03-18
Yea 74Nay 6
PassedSenate · 1976-03-18
Yea 74Nay 6
Plain Language Summary
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Consumer Food Act - Title I: Food Surveillance - Requires, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, that a food processor develop, implement, and maintain safety assurance procedures for each establishment which he owns or operates. Exempts a food processor from such requirement if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines that such processor is unlikely to create or contribute to a significant risk of adulteration because of the nature or volume of his food processing. Requires the Secretary to prepare each year a safety assurance assessment report concerning existing and potential risks of adulteration. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations establishing safety assurance standards if he finds that food is being processed in such a manner as to present an unreasonable risk of adulteration. Provides guidelines for such regulations. Allows any person to commence a civil action for injunctive relief, on his own behalf, whenever such action constitutes a case against any person who is alleged to be in violation of any such regulations. Authorizes the Secretary to appoint committtees to study and report to him with respect to existing and potential hazards …
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Cosponsors (4)
3 Democrats1 Republican