3.0.0 3937 2023-01-11T20:23:21Z 2023-01-11T20:23:21Z House H HR 2007-10-23 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-10-24T18:37:05Z Referred to 2007-10-23T13:02:05Z 2007-10-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-10-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-10-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 N D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2007-11-08 False Agriculture and Food Commerce Consumer education Consumer protection Crime and Law Enforcement Defective products Fines (Penalties) Food industry Food safety Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Import restrictions Imports International Affairs Judicial review Law Searches and seizures Small business Technical assistance Agriculture and Food 00 2007-10-23 Introduced in House 2007-11-28T21:00:14Z Food Import Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prohibit the importation of food from a particular country if there is a pattern of FFDCA violations.

Requires the Secretary to establish a certification program to ensure that imported food meets U.S. food safety standards. Prohibits food from being imported unless there are facility and country certifications in effect.

Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and other appropriate federal agencies to work with foreign countries that are major U.S. trading partners to establish certification programs.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to assist small businesses in developing countries in complying with this Act.

Requires a person that has reason to believe that any food introduced into interstate commerce may be in violation of the FFDCA to immediately notify the Secretary of the identity and location of the food.

Requires the Secretary, upon a determination that such food is in violation of the FFDCA and that there is a reasonable probability that the food, if consumed, would present a threat to the public health, to give appropriate persons an opportunity to: (1) cease distribution of the food; (2) notify all relevant persons to cease distribution of the food; (3) recall the food; and (4) provide notice to consumers and public health officials. Authorizes the Secretary to control and possess the food and to order the person to immediately cease distribution of the food if the person refuses or does not adequately carry out such actions.

]]> Food Import Safety Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food. Introduced in House IH Display Title Food Import Safety Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Food Import Safety Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3937ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3937ih.xml 2007-10-24 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.