3.0.0 1496 2023-01-15T22:48:26Z 2023-01-15T22:48:26Z House H HR 2003-03-27 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-04-10T19:46:16Z Referred to 2003-03-27T15:00:20Z 2003-04-10 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-03-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-03-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Agriculture in foreign trade Authorization Business records Citizen lawsuits Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Collection of accounts Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer complaints Consumer education Damages Defective products Department of Health and Human Services Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment District courts Economics and Public Finance Employee training Evidence (Law) Exports Federal aid to research Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Food industry Food safety Foodborne diseases Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Grocery trade Health Health education Imports International Affairs Judicial review Jurisdiction Labeling Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Licenses Medical research Packaging Public service advertising Quality control Reciprocity Restaurants Science, Technology, Communications Signs and symbols State employees State laws Trade agreements Whistle blowing Agriculture and Food 00 2003-03-27 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Mandates a national program to protect human health by ensuring that the food industry has effective safety programs for food consumed in the United States.

Mandates regulations: (1) setting standards for sanitation and tolerances for biological, chemical, and physical hazards; (2) requiring process controls, recordkeeping, and sampling; (3) providing for agency records access; (4) unannounced inspections at least quarterly of processing and importing facilities; and (5) tolerances (including indicators) for contaminants.

Authorizes assistance to a State in planning and implementing a food safety program.

Mandates a comprehensive and efficient system to ensure imported food safety.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with any nation desiring to export food to the United States. Sets forth requirements for the agreement, including reciprocity.

Mandates: (1) inclusion of food in an active surveillance system and more accurate assessment of the frequency and sources of U.S. human illness associated with food; (2) establishment of guidelines for a sampling system; and (3) ranking of food categories based on their hazard to human health and approaches to minimize hazards.

Requires: (1) a national food safety public education program; (2) regional and national food safety advisories; (3) standardized written and broadcast advisory formats; and (4) incorporation of State and local advisories into the national program.

Provides, if there is a reasonable probability that the food would present a public health threat, for voluntary and mandatory recalls.

Authorizes the Secretary to impose traceability requirements on a type or class of food when necessary to assure the protection of public health.

Authorizes civil actions and monetary penalties for violations of this Act.]]>

Consumer Food Safety Act of 2003 Display Title Consumer Food Safety Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To establish a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of food products intended for human consumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Consumer Food Safety Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-03-27T05:00:00Z 2003-04-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.