U.S. Congress - H.R.875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
To establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 as introduced.
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OpenCongress Summary
Establishes the Food Safety Administration, charged with administering a national food safety program, strengthening and expanding foodborne illness surveillance system, establishing a national traceability system for food, and other responsibilities.Official Summary
2/4/2009--Introduced.Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Food Safety Administration. Assigns all the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to food safety to the AdminisOfficial Summary
2/4/2009--Introduced.Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Food Safety Administration. Assigns all the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to food safety to the Administrator of Food Safety. Transfers to the Administration all functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws. Renames the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the Federal Drug and Device Administration.Directs the Administrator to:(1) administer a national food safety program; and
(2) ensure that persons who produce, process, or distribute food prevent or minimize food safety hazards. Sets forth requirements for the Administrator to carry out such duties, including:
(1) requiring food establishments to adopt preventive process controls;
(2) enforcing performance standards for food safety;
(3) establishing an inspection program;
(4) strengthening and expanding foodborne illness surveillance systems;
(5) requiring imported food to meet the same standards as U.S. food; and
(6) establishing a national traceability system for food.Requires the Administrator to:
(1) identify priorities for food safety research and data collection;
(2) maintain a DNA matching system and epidemiological system for foodborne illness identification, outbreaks, and containment;
(3) establish guidelines for a sampling system;
(4) establish a national public education program on food safety;
(5) conduct research on food safety; and
(6) establish a working group on foodborne illness surveillance.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop the Food-Borne Illness Health Registry.Directs the Comptroller General to report on the federal resources being dedicated to foodborne illness and food safety research.Sets forth provisions regarding prohibited acts, recalls, penalties for violations of food safety laws, whistleblower protections, and civil actions.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.875
- Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP)
- Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention
- Food and Water Watch
- Trust for America's Health
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Consumer Federation of America
- ...and 3 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing H.R.875
- International Dairy Foods Association
- International Advocates for Health Freedom
Latest Letters to Congress
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H.R.875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
atthewall
March 09, 2013
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of New Jersey. I oppose H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
While well meaning, this appears to have a very adverse effect on small organic farms that serve their immediate communities and benefit the large agribusinesses that have systematically reduced the overall health of the American ... -
H.R.875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
noleaks2
August 07, 2012
I oppose H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
93% of users on OpenCongress.org, a free, non-partisan resource, oppose H.R.875.
It surprises me very little that the sponsor, as well as all of the co-sponsors of this bill are Democrats, including Florida's own Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
Regardless of its intentions, legislation of this kind will only be used... -
H.R.875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
andriaperkins
July 10, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Ohio. I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Ohio. I oppose H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Andria Perkins
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