3.0.0 3610 2023-01-11T20:29:36Z 2023-01-11T20:29:36Z House H HR 2007-09-20 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-09-20T21:06:49Z Hearings by 2007-09-26T22:38:42Z Referred to 2007-09-20T14:00:33Z 2007-09-26 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2007-09-20 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000355 Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] JOHN DINGELL D MI D. 15 N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2007-09-20 True S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 2007-09-20 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2007-09-25 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2007-10-02 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2007-10-24 False B001258 Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] Nancy Boyda D KS E. 2 2007-11-05 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2007-11-05 False D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2007-12-11 False Agriculture and Food Administrative fees Carbon monoxide Commerce Consumer protection Deceptive advertising Department of Health and Human Services Drugs Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Fines (Penalties) Food additives Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food industry Food safety Foodborne diseases Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Import restrictions Imports Injunctions Labeling Laboratories Law Licenses Meat Meat inspection Poultry Product safety Quality control Research Science, Technology, Communications Seafood Standards Agriculture and Food 00 2007-09-20 Introduced in House 2007-10-02T17:39:05Z Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for research on the development of tests and sampling methodologies for use on imported food.

Requires the Secretary to assess and collect fees on imported food and drugs.

Directs the Secretary to restrict the importation of all food to metropolitan ports of entry with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) laboratory for testing such food.

Deems a food, drug, or device to be misbranded it its labeling fails to identify its country of origin.

Requires the Secretary to establish a program under which: (1) persons importing food voluntarily agree to abide by specified food and security guidelines; and (2) the Secretary agrees to expedite the movement of such food through the inspection process.

Increases civil penalties for the manufacturer or importer of adulterated food.

Sets forth provisions governing the reorganization of FDA field laboratories and district offices.

Requires the Secretary to issue an order requiring an immediate cease in the distribution of food that may cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.

Subjects all imported food to U.S. food safety standards. Sets forth a certification system for a foreign facility seeking to import food.

Requires the Secretary to require, as good manufacturing practices, that processed food undergo testing to detect substances that may render the food adulterated.

Defines the term "color additive" to include carbon monoxide that may affect the color of fresh meat, poultry products, or seafood, unless the label bears a specified statement.

]]> Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food and drugs imported into the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3610ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3610ih.xml 2007-09-26 Committee Hearings Held. 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.