3.0.0 5827 2019-11-15T21:21:54Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2008-04-16 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-04-16T21:03:04Z Referred to 2008-04-16T14:02:00Z 2008-04-16 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-04-16 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 N K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2008-04-16 True K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2008-06-04 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2008-09-15 False Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Curricula Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Discrimination in employment Education Electronic government information Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Fines (Penalties) Food industry Food safety Food service Foodborne diseases Foreign Trade and International Finance Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health education Import restrictions Imports Labor and Employment Laboratories Law Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Standards Whistle blowing Agriculture and Food 00 2008-04-16 Introduced in House 2008-07-11T20:12:26Z Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require: (1) certification of any food safety laboratory or a sampling service that is analyzing, testing, or collecting samples of imported food; and (2) such laboratories or services to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the results of all tests conducted on behalf of an importer.

Sets forth civil penalties for: (1) an importer that knowingly engages in the falsification of test results submitted to the Secretary; and (2) a laboratory or service that knowingly submits false test results to the Secretary.

Requires the Secretary to establish a certification program to ensure that imported food meets the food safety standards applied to food produced in the United States.

Prohibits food from being permitted entry into the United States from a foreign facility in a foreign country unless there are certifications from the facility and country.

Sets forth certification requirements for foreign countries.

Requires the Secretary to develop and maintain a website that: (1) provides information on federal food standards and best practice requirements for food preparation; (2) assists health professionals to improve their ability to diagnose and treat food-related illness and advise individuals whose health conditions place them at particular risk; and (3) promotes public awareness of food safety issues. Directs the Secretary to develop and maintain a website to provide the public with appropriate information on developing school curricula regarding food safety issues.

Establishes whistle-blower's protections.

]]> Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2008 Display Title Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve food safety. Introduced in House 2008-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5827ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5827ih.xml 2008-04-16 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.