U.S. Congress - H.R.3160 Kevin's Law
H.R.3160 - Kevin's Law
To protect public health by clarifying the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat, meat products, poultry, and poultry products processed by establishments receiving inspection services and to enforce the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System requirements, sanitation requirements, and the performance standards. view all titles (3)
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- Popular: Kevin's Law.
- Short: Meat and Poultry Pathogen Reduction and Enforcement Act as introduced.
- Official: To protect public health by clarifying the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat, meat products, poultry, and poultry products processed by establishments receiving inspection services and to enforce the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System requirements, sanitation requirements, and the performance standards. as introduced.
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Official Summary
6/30/2005--Introduced.Meat and Poultry Pathogen Reduction and Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act, respectively, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe: (1) surveys to determine foodborne pathogen contamination levelOfficial Summary
6/30/2005--Introduced.
Meat and Poultry Pathogen Reduction and Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act, respectively, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe:
(1) surveys to determine foodborne pathogen contamination levels for raw meat and raw poultry, and meat and poultry products processed in establishments inspected under such Acts;
(2) public health goals; and
(3) initial and final pathogen reduction performance standards to reduce pathogen contamination and achieve public health goals.
Directs the Secretary to:
(1) identify, and publish a list of, such pathogens;
(2) initiate pathogen surveys to determine existing levels of meat and poultry contamination;
(3) establish public health goals and objectives to achieve foodborne illness reduction; and
(4) report on the scientific feasibility of establishing health-based performance standards for pathogens. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee for Microbiology Criteria for Foods.
Directs the Secretary to enforce Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System requirements and other sanitation requirements in any official establishment. Authorizes the Secretary to prohibit non-complying establishments from labeling any meat or meat product, or poultry or poultry product, as "inspected and passed."
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H.R.3160 Kevin's Law
samw96
January 14, 2013
I am writing as your constituent in the 10th Congressional district of Texas. I support H.R.3160 - Kevin's Law, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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Samantha Hale -
H.R.3160 Kevin's Law
wend0144
December 18, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 5th Congressional district of Minnesota. I support H.R.3160, informally known as Kevin's Law.
I ask you a simple question: What is the point of the FDA/USDA if there is no penalty for violating the principles and regulations they are charged with creating?
Without penalty, there is no prevention of abuse. This is true from stealing to the contamination of our food supply. It is most ridiculous to allow companies to continually violate the standard... -
H.R.3160 Kevin's Law
saladpickle
November 26, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 11th Congressional district of North Carolina. I support H.R.3160 - Kevin's Law, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. I urge you to please support, re-introduce, and bring this bill to passage for the safety of all Americans.
Sincerely,
James DeStio
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