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To: Aishwarya who wrote (2581)2/8/1998 4:14:00 PM
From: Aishwarya  Respond to of 4356
 
Food Safety Laws Glance

Saturday, February 7, 1998; 12:25 p.m. EST

A look at food safety legislation pending before Congress:
-- S. 1264, sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, gives the
Agriculture Department authority to issue mandatory recalls of
meat and poultry instead of relying on companies for voluntary
recalls. New civil penalties could be imposed for several food
safety violations and companies would have to notify USDA
immediately when contaminated products are found.

-- H.R. 3070, sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J.,
gives the same mandatory recall authority to the Food and
Drug Administration and allows imposition of similar fines. The
bill also protects whistle-blower employees who point out
problems at processing plants.

-- H.R. 2801 and S. 1465, with several Democratic sponsors
including Rep. Vic Fazio of California and Sen. Richard Durbin
of Illinois, would combine food safety duties of USDA, FDA
and the Environmental Protection Agency into a new Food
Safety Administration.

-- H.R. 3132, sponsored by Rep. Debbie Stabenow and Sen.
Carl Levin, both D-Mich., would redirect existing USDA
money into more food safety research and education and set
up a quick-response team for outbreaks of illness.

Regards,

Sri.