To prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall.
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To prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2008
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FARR, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. WELCH of Vermont) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILL
To prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(1) IN GENERAL- A person that voluntarily recalls a meat product shall, not later than 5 days after the date on which the voluntary recall begins, submit to the Secretary a list of all retail stores or public school districts that are known to have purchased a meat product subject to the voluntary recall.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(2) UPDATED LIST- Not later than 5 days after the date on which a person required to submit a list under paragraph (1) learns of a retail store or public school district that has purchased a meat product subject to the voluntary recall referred to in such paragraph that has not been submitted to the Secretary under this subsection, such person shall submit the name of such retail store or public school district to the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(b) Publication- Not later than 5 days after learning that a retail store or public school district has purchased a meat product subject to a voluntary recall, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and otherwise make publicly available the name of such retail store or public school district.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Poultry Products- The Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`SEC. 31. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PURCHASE POULTRY PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY RECALL.
`(1) IN GENERAL- A person that voluntarily recalls a poultry product shall, not later than 5 days after the date on which the voluntary recall begins, submit to the Secretary a list of all retail stores or public school districts that are known to have purchased a poultry product subject to the voluntary recall.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(2) UPDATED LIST- Not later than 5 days after the date on which a person required to submit a list under paragraph (1) learns of a retail store or public school district that has purchased a poultry product subject to the voluntary recall referred to in such paragraph that has not been submitted to the Secretary under this subsection, such person shall submit the name of such retail store or public school district to the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(b) Publication- Not later than 5 days after learning that a retail store or public school district has purchased a poultry product subject to a voluntary recall, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and otherwise make publicly available the name of such retail store or public school district.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Egg Products- The Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`SEC. 30. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PURCHASE EGG PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY RECALL.
`(1) IN GENERAL- A person that voluntarily recalls a egg product shall, not later than 5 days after the date on which the voluntary recall begins, submit to the Secretary a list of all retail stores or public school districts that are known to have purchased a egg product subject to the voluntary recall.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(2) UPDATED LIST- Not later than 5 days after the date on which a person required to submit a list under paragraph (1) learns of a retail store or public school district that has purchased a egg product subject to the voluntary recall referred to in such paragraph that has not been submitted to the Secretary under this subsection, such person shall submit the name of such retail store or public school district to the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(b) Publication- Not later than 5 days after learning that a retail store or public school district has purchased a egg product subject to a voluntary recall, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and otherwise make publicly available the name of such retail store or public school district.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF NONAMBULATORY LIVESTOCK FOR HUMAN FOOD.
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.5762 as Introduced in House Food Safety Recall Information Act
