115 HR 2791 IH: Infant Formula Protection Act of 2017 U.S. House of Representatives 2017-06-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2791IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 6, 2017Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat infant formula as adulterated if its use-by date has passed.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Infant Formula Protection Act of 2017.

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Expired infant formula

(a)

Adulteration

Section 412(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350a(a)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (2), by striking or at the end; (2)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (4)such infant formula’s use-by date, as specified in the formula’s labeling in accordance with section 107.20 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), has passed.. (b)

Applicability

The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.