H.R.3485 - Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: TRACE Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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9/6/2007--Introduced.Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007 or TRACE Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and di
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9/6/2007--Introduced.
Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007 or TRACE Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food. States that cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, and poultry presented for slaughter for human consumption, and the carcasses or parts of carcasses and the meat and food products of those animals, shipped in interstate commerce shall be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary to trace:
(1) each animal to any location at which the animal was held at any time before slaughter; and
(2) each carcass or part of a carcass and food product forward from slaughter through processing and distribution to the ultimate consumer. Directs the Secretary to establish a traceability system for all stages of production, processing, and distribution of meat and meat food products produced through the slaughter of such animals. Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) prohibit or restrict entry to a slaughtering establishment of an animal not so identified; and
(2) require a person or entity to maintain records. Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Egg Products Inspection Act to establish similar provisions for poultry and poultry products and for eggs and egg products.


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08/14/08
Petition in support of Diana DeGette's food tracking legislation I ...

Please sign this on line petition in support of HR 3485 Thank you to Shayna Glick at Slashfood for writing about the legislation and the online petition. Slashfood is a great group blog that covers lot of different food related ...

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08/04/08
Rep Diane DeGette working for a safer food system

Let your member of Congress know you want HR3485 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of ...

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08/02/08
HR3485 : .Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1]

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) was able to get a provision into the Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008 that would give the FDA the power to issue mandatory recalls of contaminated food. ...

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