3.0.0 2077 2023-01-11T20:27:46Z 2023-01-11T20:27:46Z Senate S S 2007-09-20 110 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-09-20T20:35:40Z Fresh Produce Safety Act 110 5620 HR 2008-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. Identical bill CRS 2007-09-20 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2007-09-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11859) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2007-09-20 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-09-20 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-10-04 False Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Agricultural pollution Agricultural research Agriculture in foreign trade Commerce Consumer education Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Protection Food safety Foodborne diseases Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Health surveys Law Produce trade Science, Technology, Communications Standards Agriculture and Food 00 2007-09-20 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-02T17:45:57Z Fresh Produce Safety Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish standards for good manufacturing practices for the minimal processing of produce, including standards related to sanitation and water.

Requires the Secretary to provide for unannounced inspections of processing facilities to determine if produce processed in the facilities is in compliance with the requirements of this Act.

Directs the Secretary to establish general standards for good agricultural practices for the production of raw agricultural commodities, including requirements related to manure, animals, water, and environmental conditions.

Gives officers and employees duly designated by the Secretary the authority to inspect appropriate facilities to determine compliance with the standards for good agricultural practices.

Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to establish and maintain an active surveillance system to assess the frequency and sources of human illness in the United States associated with the consumption of fresh produce.

Directs the Commissioner and the Secretary of Agriculture to design and implement a national public education program on food safety relating to produce.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct research to assist in the implementation of this Act and the requirements of the FFDCA that relate to produce.

Requires the Secretary to establish procedures for equivalency with foreign countries that intend to export raw agricultural commodities and minimally processed produce to the United States.

]]> Fresh Produce Safety Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a program to assure the safety of fresh produce intended for human consumption, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Fresh Produce Safety Act Short Titles as Introduced Fresh Produce Safety Act Introduced in Senate 2007-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2077is/xml/BILLS-110s2077is.xml 2007-09-20 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.