Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008

To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.

1/17/2008--Introduced.
Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008 - Applies this Act to replacement equipment, food, drugs, devices, cosmetics, biological products, consumer products, meat or meat food product, poultry or poultry products, and eggs or egg products (covered products).<br/>Prohibits a manufacturer from distributing a covered product unless the manufacturer holds a certification from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection that the manufacturer possesses sufficient means (through insurance or otherwise) to cover the entire cost of a recall of the product, including administrative costs, compensatory damages, and costs of any product liability or other lawsuit relating to that product.
Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act (regarding meat and meat food products), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (regarding poultry and poultry products), the Egg Products Inspection Act (regarding eggs and egg products), and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) (regarding food) to provide for voluntary and mandatory recalls of adulterated or misbranded articles, notice to consumers and health officials, and related procedures.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
• and 13 Co-Sponsors
  • Thomas Allen
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]
  • Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]
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Committees

• House Agriculture
• 5 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Agriculture
  • House Agriculture
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 17, 2008

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• Apr 25, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
• Apr 25, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
• Jan 18, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Jan 18, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
• Jan 17, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Jan 17, 2008: Referred to House Agriculture
• Introduced on Jan 17, 2008.
• Jan 17, 2008: Referred to House Energy and Commerce

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Related Bills:

• S.2081

Related Issue Areas:

• Consumers
• Agriculture
• Agriculture in foreign trade
• Business
• 13 more
• Consumer education
• Customs administration
• Damages
• Defective products
• Food
• Food safety
• Imports
• Law
• Manufacturing industries
• Meat
• Poultry
• Products liability
• Trade

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January 16, 2008 Bill Introduced: HR5069 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008

To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.

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