Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 9/13/2023
Actions
- 2023-09-13Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2023-09-13Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-13 (00)
Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2023
This bill provides that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may, under specified circumstances, request access to a concentrated animal-feeding operation (i.e., a stabled or confined animal-feeding operation) to conduct microbial sampling.
Specifically, the bill allows the FDA to request access if the FDA determines that sampling is necessary to facilitate an investigation of a foodborne-illness outbreak, determine the cause of the outbreak, or address other public health needs.
The bill provides that such an operation shall be subject to penalties for refusing such a sampling.
Cosponsors (1)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Subjects
- Agricultural research
- Animal and plant health
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Livestock
- Meat
- Medical research
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Water quality
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