U.S. Congress - S.216 Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011
S.216 - Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011
A bill to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and international violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated. view all titles (5)
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- Official: A bill to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and international violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated. as introduced.
- Short: Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011 as reported to senate.
- Official: A bill to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and intentional violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated. as introduced.
- Short: Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011 as passed senate.
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Official Summary
4/14/2011--Passed Senate amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 31, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose a fine and/or a prisOfficial Summary
4/14/2011--Passed Senate amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 31, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose a fine and/or a prison term of up to 10 years for knowingly and intentionally to defraud or mislead, and with conscious or reckless disregard of a risk of death or serious bodily injury:(1) introducing into or receiving or delivering in interstate commerce any food, drug, device, tobacco product, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded;
(2) adulterating or misbranding any such item in interstate commerce; or
(3) altering, mutilating, destroying, obliterating, or removing labeling of such item while it is held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce resulting in such item being adulterated or misbranded.
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Organizations Supporting S.216
- None via MapLight at this time.
Organizations Opposing S.216
- Alliance for Natural Health
- Natural Solutions Foundation
Latest Letters to Congress
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S.216 Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011
melodynoel
September 28, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of Texas. I oppose S.216 - Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Melody Couvillion -
S.216 Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011
rlg150
August 27, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 23rd Congressional district of Florida. I support S.216 - Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Robin Gatter
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