3.0.0 1534 2023-01-13T04:50:22Z 2023-01-13T04:50:22Z Senate S S 2005-07-28 109 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-07-28T22:13:24Z 2005-07-28 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2005-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-07-28 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-12-05 False Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Agriculture in foreign trade Auditing Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer protection Crime and Law Enforcement Defective products Department of Agriculture Fines (Penalties) Food safety Food supply Foodborne diseases Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Imports Labeling Law Meat inspection Poultry Preventive medicine Risk Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Standards Agriculture and Food 00 2005-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-09T19:03:14Z Safe and Secure Food Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to promulgate regulations that require persons to implement procedures to prevent both unintentional and intentional contamination of meat and meat products, poultry and poultry products, eggs and egg products, and food at establishments covered by such Acts.

Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to initiate a food security inspector training program.

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to: (1) require a person, other than a household consumer, who has reason to believe meat, poultry, eggs, or food products to be adulterated or misbranded to so notify the Secretary; (2) provide the Secretary with authority for voluntary and mandatory nondistribution and recall, withdrawal of inspectors from violating facilities, and civil penalties; and (3) bring related criminal penalties under the provisions of federal criminal law.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) require a person, other than a household consumer or other individual who is the intended food consumer, who has reason to believe that any food in interstate commerce, or held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce, may be in violation of such Act to so notify the Secretary; and (2) provide the Secretary with authority for voluntary and mandatory nondistribution and recall, withdrawal of inspectors from violating facilities, and civil penalties.

Requires a foreign facility or foreign government that submits a registration to import food to the United States to request certification (valid for up to five years) from the Secretary that food produced under its the supervision meets food safety, inspection, labeling, and consumer protection standards that are at least equivalent to U.S. standards. Authorizes the Secretary to withdraw certification of any food from a foreign government or foreign facility if: (1) such food is linked to an outbreak of human illness; (2) the Secretary finds that the programs and procedures are no longer equivalent to U.S. programs and procedures; or (3) there is a refusal to allow U. S. officials to conduct appropriate audits and investigations.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assess and report on U.S. food supply security.

]]> Safe and Secure Food Act of 2005 Display Title Safe and Secure Food Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce the risk to the food supply from intentional contamination, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safe and Secure Food Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1534is/xml/BILLS-109s1534is.xml 2005-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.