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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Protect Consumers Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon a determination that it is necessary to implement a mandatory recall of any product regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to issue an order requiring the appropriate person to: (1) immediately cease distribution, manufacture, and sale of such product; (2) immediately provide notice to individuals subject to the risks associated with the use of such product; and (3) implement an immediate recall of such product.</p> <p>Directs that the order shall provide for an informal hearing within ten days.</p> <p>Treats the failure to obey such an order as a prohibited act under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to study and implement new procedures for voluntary and mandatory recalls.</p>]]></text>
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      <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.</text>
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