House Bill 4755
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Safe Food Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 18, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4755
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Safe Food Act of 2019
This bill establishes the Food Safety Administration (FSA) as an independent agency to administer and enforce food safety laws.
The functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws are transferred to the FSA.
The FSA is directed to
- promulgate regulations to protect the food supply from contamination;
- implement federal food safety inspection, labeling, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health;
- develop consistent and science-based standards for safe food;
- prioritize federal food safety efforts and deployment of resources to achieve the greatest benefit in reducing foodborne illness;
- administer a national food safety program based on an analysis of the hazards associated with different foods and the processing of different foods;
- require that all food and feed facilities register before operation or importation of food, feed, or ingredients;
- establish an accreditation system for foreign governments seeking to certify food for importation to the United States;
- establish requirements for tracing food and animals from point of origin to retail sale;
- establish and administer a food safety technology program to foster innovations with the potential to improve food safety;
- maintain or access an active surveillance system of food and epidemiological evidence;
- establish a sampling system to monitor contaminants in food;
- rank categories of food based on their health hazard;
- establish a national public education campaign on food safety; and
- conduct research relating to food safety.
October 18, 2019
10/21/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
10/18/2019
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.
10/18/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:17:50 AM