S 2540 · 95th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Food Amendments Act

Introduced 1978-02-10· Sponsored by Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources.(1978-02-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Food Amendments Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require processors of food for human consumption to develop, implement, and maintain adequate safety assurance procedures for each establishment which they own or operate. Sets forth requisite considerations in the development of such procedures. Exempts food processors whose establishments are unlikely, because of the nature or volume of food processing, to create more than a minimal risk of adulteration. Exempts from such procedures the processing of fresh fruits and vegetables, on-farm processing, fishing or the holding of fish on a vessel, and processing of food in a retail establishment. Provides that if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare finds that any class of food is processed, stored, or handled so as to present an unreasonable risk of adulteration, or existing safety assurance procedures are not adequate to protect against such risk, he shall immediately publish such finding in the Federal Register and promulgate regulations, to be effective within one year, establishing safety assurance standards. Provides that if the Secretary finds that a threat to the public health caused by adultera…

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Cosponsors (8)

7 Democrats1 Republican