3.0.0 510 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z Senate S S 2009-03-03 111 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2010-09-22T16:38:00Z sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2009-12-19T00:01:35Z Markup by 2009-11-18T14:28:46Z Referred to 2009-03-03T17:16:04Z Safe FEAST Act of 2009 111 1332 HR 2009-04-23 Executive Comment Requested from HHS, USDA. Related bill CRS FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 111 2751 HR 2011-01-04 Became Public Law No: 111-353. Related bill CRS Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 111 3082 HR 2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-322. Related bill CRS 2010-11-30 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 25. Record Vote Number: 257. Floor 257 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00257.xml Senate 111 2010-11-30T15:28:07Z 2 2010-11-30 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 25. Record Vote Number: 257. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 257 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00257.xml Senate 111 2010-11-30T15:28:07Z 2 2010-11-30 Senate Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S8267) Floor 2010-11-30 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8259-8267) Floor 2010-11-29 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8219-8226, S8227-8239) Floor 2010-11-18 Senate Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S8049; text: CR S8049) Floor 2010-11-18 Senate The committee reported substitute amendment was withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8049) Floor 2010-11-18 Senate Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8031-8046, S8046-8048, S8049; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S8031-8046) Floor 2010-11-18 Senate Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 27. Record Vote Number: 251. (consideration: CR S8031) Floor 251 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00251.xml Senate 111 2010-11-18T23:44:47Z 2 2010-11-18 Senate Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S8010-8014, S8014-1031) Floor 2010-11-17 Senate Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 25. Record Vote Number: 250. (consideration: CR S7929-7933, S7934-7942; text: CR S7929) Floor 250 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00250.xml Senate 111 2010-11-17T16:57:39Z 2 2010-11-17 Senate Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. Floor 2010-09-29 Senate Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S7730; text: CR S7730) Floor 2010-09-29 Senate Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7730) Floor 2009-12-18 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247. Calendars 2009-12-18 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2009-12-18 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2009-11-18 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2009-03-03 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2693-2705) IntroReferral 2009-03-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2692-2693) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2009-03-03 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2009-03-03 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2009-03-03 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2009-03-03 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2009-03-03 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2009-03-03 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2009-03-04 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2009-03-04 False B001266 Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL] Roland Burris D IL 2009-06-24 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2009-07-28 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-10-14 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2009-11-09 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2009-11-18 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2009-11-30 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2009-11-30 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2010-05-27 False N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2010-06-16 False K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2010-09-13 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2010-09-13 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2010-09-21 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2010-11-29 False 2010-08-12T04:00:00Z S. 510, Food Safety Modernization Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21756 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on December 18, 2009, incorporating a manager's amendment released on August 12, 2010</p> 2010-08-12T04:00:00Z S. 510, Food Safety Modernization Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21756 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on December 18, 2009, incorporating a manager's amendment released on August 12, 2010 2010-11-19T06:00:00Z S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21932 <p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for Senate Amendment 4715 in the nature of a substitute to S. 510</p> 2010-11-19T06:00:00Z S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21932 Pay-as-you-go estimate for Senate Amendment 4715 in the nature of a substitute to S. 510 2010-11-29T06:00:00Z S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Senate Amendment 4702) http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21943 <p>Cost estimate for Senate Amendment 4702 to S. 510</p> 2010-11-29T06:00:00Z S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Senate Amendment 4702) https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21943 Cost estimate for Senate Amendment 4702 to S. 510 H.R.2751 https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2751 Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural research Agricultural trade Allergies Animal and plant health Business records Child health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency communications systems Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive agency funding and structure Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign aid and international relief Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government liability Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Homeland security Licensing and registrations Livestock Meat Nutrition and diet Preschool education Public-private cooperation Retail and wholesale trades Rural conditions and development Seafood Small business Smuggling and trafficking Terrorism Trade restrictions User charges and fees Agriculture and Food 00 2009-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-17T16:53:20Z FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to regulate food, including by authorizing the Secretary to suspend the registration of a food facility.

Requires each food facility to evaluate hazards and implement preventive controls.

Directs the Secretary to assess and collect fees related to: (1) food facility reinspection; (2) food recalls; and (3) the voluntary qualified importer program.

Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare the National Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify preventive programs and practices to promote the safety and security of food; (2) promulgate regulations on sanitary food transportation practices; (3) develop a policy to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs; (4) allocate inspection resources based on the risk profile of food facilities or food; (5) recognize bodies that accredit food testing laboratories; and (6) improve the capacity of the Secretary to track and trace raw agricultural commodities.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to enhance foodborne illness surveillance systems.

Authorizes the Secretary to order an immediate cessation of distribution, or a recall, of food.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assist state, local, and tribal governments in preparing for, assessing, decontaminating, and recovering from an agriculture or food emergency.

Provides for: (1) foreign supplier verification activities; (2) a voluntary qualified importer program; and (3) the inspection of foreign facilities registered to import food.

]]> 01 2009-12-18 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-12-09T19:24:28Z FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Title I: Improving Capacity to Prevent Food Safety Problems - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to inspect records related to food, including to: (1) allow the inspection of records of food that the Secretary reasonably believes is likely to be affected in a similar manner as an adulterated food; and (2) require that each person (excluding farms and restaurants) who manufactures, processes, packs, distributes, receives, holds, or imports an article of food permit inspection of his or her records if the Secretary believes that there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to such food will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

(Sec. 102) Authorizes the Secretary to suspend the registration of a food facility if the food manufactured, processed, packed, or held by a facility has a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals.

(Sec. 103) Requires each owner, operator, or agent in charge of a food facility to: (1) evaluate the hazards that could affect food; (2) identify and implement preventive controls; (3) monitor the performance of those controls; and (4) maintain records of such monitoring. Deems facilities required to comply with certain food-specific standards to be in compliance with this section. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to establish science-based minimum standards for conducting a hazard analysis, documenting hazards, implementing preventive controls, and documenting such implementation.

Prohibits the operation of a facility that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds food for sale in the United States if the owner, operator, or agent in charge of such facility is not in compliance with this section.

Delays implementation of this section for small businesses.

(Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to: (1) review and evaluate relevant health data and other information to determine the most significant foodborne contaminants; and (2) issue contaminant-specific and science-based guidance documents, action levels, or regulations.

(Sec. 105) Sets forth provisions related to produce safety, including to require the Secretary to: (1) establish science-based minimum standards for the safe production and harvesting of those types of fruits and vegetables that are raw agricultural commodities to minimize the risk of serious adverse health consequences or death; and (2) publish updated good agricultural practices and guidance for the safe production and harvesting of specific types of fresh produce.

(Sec. 106) Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to protect against the intentional adulteration of food.

(Sec. 107) Directs the Secretary to assess and collect fees related to: (1) food facility reinspection; (2) food recalls; (3) the voluntary qualified importer program; and (4) importer reinspection.

Applies export certification provisions to food.

(Sec. 108) Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare and submit to the relevant congressional committees and make public the National Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy, which shall include: (1) an implementation plan; (2) a coordinated research agenda; and (3) a process to achieve, and evaluate progress towards, goals.

(Sec. 109) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report annually on the activities of the Food and Agriculture Government Coordinating Council and the Food and Agriculture Sector Coordinating Council.

(Sec. 110) Requires the HHS Secretary to submit to Congress: (1) a comprehensive report that identifies programs and practices that are intended to promote the safety and supply chain security of food and to prevent outbreaks of foodborne illness and other food-related hazards that can be addressed through preventive activities; and (2) biennial reports on food safety programs and practices following the submission of the comprehensive report.

Requires the HHS Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress, biennially, a joint food safety and food defense research plan.

(Sec. 111) Requires the HHS Secretary to promulgate regulations on sanitary transportation practices for the transportation of food.

(Sec. 112) Requires the Secretary to develop and make available to local educational agencies, schools, early childhood education programs, and interested entities and individuals guidelines for developing plans for individuals to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to be implemented on a voluntary basis. Sets forth issues for such guidelines to address, including: (1) parental obligation to provide documentation of their child's food allergy; (2) the creation of an individual plan for food allergy management; (3) communication strategies between schools or childhood education programs and providers of emergency medical services; and (4) strategies to reduce the risk of exposure to anaphylactic causative agents in classrooms and common school or early childhood education program areas, such as cafeterias.

Allows the Secretary to award matching grants to assist local educational agencies in implementing such food allergy and anaphylaxis management guidelines.

Title II: Improving Capacity to Detect and Respond to Food Safety Problems - (Sec. 201) Requires the Secretary to: (1) allocate resources to inspect facilities and articles of food imported into the United States based on their risk profiles; (2) increase the frequency of inspection of all facilities; and (3) report to the appropriate congressional committees annually on food facility and food import inspections.

(Sec. 202) Requires the Secretary to: (1) recognize bodies that accredit laboratories with a demonstrated capability to conduct analytical testing of food products; (2) establish a publicly available registry of accreditation bodies; (3) develop model standards that an accreditation body shall require laboratories to meet; and (4) periodically reevaluate accreditation bodies and revoke recognition of any not in compliance with this section.

Sets forth requirements for mandatory testing, including that: (1) testing be conducted by federal laboratories or accredited nonfederal laboratories; and (2) results of such testing be sent directly to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Requires the Secretary to review results from any sampling and testing that lead to a state or locality issuing a food recall to evaluate the need for a national recall or other compliance and enforcement activities.

Requires the Secretary to report to the relevant congressional committees on the progress in implementing a national food emergency response laboratory network.

(Sec. 203) Directs the DHS Secretary to maintain an agreement through which relevant laboratory network members will: (1) agree on common laboratory methods in order to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and information; (2) identify means by which each member could work cooperatively to optimize national laboratory preparedness and provide surge capacity during emergencies; and (3) engage in ongoing dialogue and build relationships that will support a more effective and integrated response during emergencies. Sets forth reporting requirements.

(Sec. 204) Requires the HHS Secretary to: (1) improve tracking and tracing of fruits and vegetables that are raw agricultural commodities in the event of a foodborne illness outbreak; and (2) establish standards for the type of information, format, and timeframe for persons to submit records to aid the Secretary in such tracking and tracing.

(Sec. 205) Requires the Secretary to establish a pilot project to explore and evaluate methods for rapidly and effectively tracking and tracing processed food so that the Secretary may quickly identify the source of an outbreak involving such a processed food and the recipients of the contaminated food.

(Sec. 206) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to enhance foodborne illness surveillance systems to improve the collection, analysis, reporting, and usefulness of data on foodborne illnesses.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement strategies to leverage and enhance the food safety and defense capacities of state and local agencies to achieve specified goals, including improving foodborne illness outbreak response and containment; and (2) complete a review of state and local capacities and needs for enhancement not later than one year after enactment of this Act.

Reauthorizes appropriations for grants to states and Indian tribes to expand participation in networks to enhance federal, state, and local food safety efforts, including meeting the costs of establishing and maintaining the food safety surveillance, technical, and laboratory capacity needed for such participation.

(Sec. 207) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide a responsible party with an opportunity to cease distribution and recall an adulterated or misbranded article of food if the use of or exposure to such article will cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals; (2) order a responsible party to immediately cease distribution and provide notice to relevant persons if the responsible party does not voluntarily cease distribution of or recall such article of food; and (3) order a recall if the Secretary determines that removal of the article from commerce is necessary, but only after providing an opportunity for a hearing.

(Sec. 208) Revises the standard for the administrative detention of food to allow such a detention if the FDA has reason to believe that such article is adulterated or misbranded.

(Sec. 209) Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide support for, and technical assistance to, state, local, and tribal governments in preparing for, assessing, decontaminating, and recovering from an agriculture or food emergency.

(Sec. 210) Requires the Secretary to set standards and administer training and education programs for the employees of state, local, territorial, and tribal food safety officials relating to the regulatory responsibilities and policies established by this Act.

Authorizes and encourages the Secretary to conduct examinations, testing, and investigations for the purposes of determining compliance with the food safety provisions of this Act through the officers and employees of such state, local, territorial, or tribal agency.

(Sec. 211) Expands the program for grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes for inspections to include grants to: (1) train to HHS standards for the examination, inspection, and investigation of food manufacturing, processing, packing, holding, distribution, and importation; (2) build the capacity of the laboratories for food safety; (3) build the infrastructure and capacity of the food safety programs; and (4) take appropriate action to protect the public health in response to a recall of food under the FFDCA.

Title III: Improving the Safety of Imported Food - (Sec. 301) Requires U.S. importers to perform risk-based foreign supplier verification activities to verify that imported food is produced in compliance with applicable requirements related to hazard analysis and standards for produce safety and is not adulterated or misbranded. Requires the Secretary to issue guidance to assist U.S. importers in developing foreign supplier verification programs.

(Sec. 302) Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a program to provide for the expedited review and importation of food offered for importation by U.S. importers who have voluntarily agreed to participate in such program; and (2) issue a guidance document related to participation and compliance with such program.

(Sec. 303) Requires imported food that fails to meet requirements for a certification or other assurance that the food meets applicable FFDCA requirements to be refused admission.

Authorizes the Secretary to require, as a condition of granting admission to an article of food into the United States, that an entity provide a certification or other assurances that the article of food complies with applicable FFDCA requirements.

(Sec. 304) Directs the Secretary to require, prior to importation of an article of food, notice of any country to which such article has been refused entry.

(Sec. 305) Requires the Secretary to determine whether a country can provide reasonable assurances that the food supply of the country meets or exceeds the safety of food manufactured, processed, packed, or held in the United States.

(Sec. 306) Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive plan to expand the technical, scientific, and regulatory capacity of foreign governments and food industries from which foods are exported to the United States.

(Sec. 307) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into arrangements and agreements with foreign governments to facilitate the inspection of registered foreign facilities. Requires the Secretary to direct resources to inspections of foreign facilities, supplies, and food types to help ensure the safety and security of the U.S. food supply.

Requires food to be refused admission into the United States if permission to inspect the food facility is denied by the facility owner, operator, or agent or the foreign country.

(Sec. 308) Sets forth provisions governing the establishment of a system to recognize bodies that accredit third-party auditors and audit agents to certify that eligible entities meet applicable FFDCA requirements for importation of food into the United States.

(Sec. 309) Requires the Secretary to establish FDA offices in foreign countries to provide assistance to the appropriate governmental entities with respect to measures to provide for the safety of articles of food and other products regulated by the FDA that are exported by such countries to the United States.

(Sec. 310) Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a strategy to better identify sand prevent entry into the United States of smuggled food; and (2) notify the DHS Secretary not later than ten days after identifying a smuggled food that would cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. Requires a press release to warn consumers and vendors about a potential threat from smuggled food if certain requirements are met.

Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 401) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the activities of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, the Center for Veterinary Medicine, and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs of the FDA. Directs the HHS Secretary to increase the field staff of such Centers and Office.

(Sec. 402) Establishes whistleblower protections for employees of entities involved in the manufacturing, processing, packing, transporting, distribution, reception, holding, or importation of food who provide information relating to any violation of the FFDCA.

(Sec. 404) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization or any other treaty or international agreement to which the United States is a party.

(Sec. 405) Requires the Secretary to update the Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards and Control Guidance to take into account advances in technology.

(Sec. 406) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to study the transportation of food for consumption in the United States, including an examination of the unique needs of rural and frontier areas with regard to the delivery of safe food.

]]> 35 2010-11-30 Passed Senate amended 2010-12-23T19:35:11Z (This summary will be expanded.)

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Title I: Improving Capacity to Prevent Food Safety Problems - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the food safety activities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), including to authorize the Secretary to inspect records related to food.

Exempts certain establishments that sell food directly to consumers, such as roadside stands, farmers markets or participants in a community supported agriculture program, from specified requirements of this Act.

Requires each owner, operator, or agent in charge of a food facility to identify and implement preventive controls to significantly minimize or prevent hazards that could affect food manufactured, processed, packed, or held by such facility. Sets forth provisions governing exemptions from such requirements for certain facilities.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) issue guidance documents to reduce the risk from the most significant foodborne contaminants; and (2) establish minimum standards for the safe production and harvesting of fruits and vegetables based on known safety risks. Authorizes the Secretary to issue exemptions and variances from such standards.

Directs the Secretary to assess and collect fees related to: (1) food facility reinspection; (2) food recalls; (3) the voluntary qualified importer program; and (4) importer reinspection.

Directs the Secretary to develop voluntary food allergy and anaphylaxis management guidelines for schools and early childhood education programs.

Title II: Improving Capacity to Detect and Respond to Food Safety Problems - Requires the Secretary to: (1) allocate resources to inspect facilities and imported food according to the known safety risks of the facilities or food; and (2) establish a product tracing system to track and trace food that is in the United States or offered for import into the United States.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to enhance foodborne illness surveillance systems to improve the collection, analysis, reporting, and usefulness of data on foodborne illnesses.

Gives the Secretary the authority to order a recall of an article of food.

Title III: Improving the Safety of Imported Food - Requires U.S. importers to perform risk-based foreign supplier verification activities to verify that imported food is produced in compliance with applicable requirements related to hazard analysis and standards for produce safety and is not adulterated or misbranded.

Requires the Secretary to establish a program to expedite review and importation of food offered for importation by U.S. importers who have voluntarily agreed to participate in such program.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) require a certification that an article of food imported or offered for import complies with applicable requirements of this Act; and (2) enter into arrangements and agreements with foreign governments to facilitate the inspection of registered foreign facilities. Requires food to be refused admission into the United States if permission to inspect the food facility is denied by the facility owner, operator, or agent or the foreign country.

Sets forth provisions governing the establishment of a system to recognize bodies that accredit third-party auditors and audit agents to certify that foreign entities meet applicable FFDCA requirements for importation of food into the United States.

Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015 for the activities of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, the Center for Veterinary Medicine, and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Directs the Secretary to increase the field staff of such Centers and Office.

Establishes whistleblower's protections for employees of entities involved in the manufacturing, processing, packing, transporting, distribution, reception, holding, or importation of food who provide information relating to any FFDCA violation.

]]> FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Display Title FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate FDA Food Safety Modernization Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate FDA Food Safety Modernization Act S Senate Short Titles as Introduced FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply. 4716 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2010-11-19T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-19 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4715 111 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z 2010-11-30 Amendment SA 4715 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 4715 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/4715 H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 4 4 E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2010-11-19 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2010-11-19 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2010-11-19 False G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2010-11-29 False 2010-11-18T05:00:00Z 2010-11-18T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 1 11 2010-11-30 0 Senate Amendment SA 4715 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2010-11-30 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8259) Floor 2010-11-29 0 Senate Cloture on amendment SA 4715 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 26. Record Vote Number: 252. (consideration: CR S8229; text: CR S8229) Floor 252 Senate 111 2010-11-29T23:53:48Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00252.xml 2010-11-29 0 Senate Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8219) Floor 2010-11-18 0 Senate Cloture motion on amendment SA 4715 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S8049; text: CR S8049) Floor 2010-11-18 0 Senate Amendment SA 4715 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Harkin. (consideration: CR S8049) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2010-11-30 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4715 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2010-11-29 Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Cloture on amendment SA 4715 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 26. Record Vote Number: 252.(consideration: CR S8229; text: CR S8229) Floor 97000 9 Library of Congress 252 Senate 111 2010-11-29T23:53:48Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00252.xml 2010-11-18 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4715 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Harkin.(consideration: CR S8049) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2010-11-18 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4714 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2010-11-18T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-18 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4713 111 SAMDT To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z 2010-11-29 Baucus motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit consideration of amendment SA 4713 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 254. Record Vote Number: 254 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00254.xml SA 4713 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/4713 B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 12 12 B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2010-11-19 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2010-11-19 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2010-11-19 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2010-11-19 False B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2010-11-19 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2010-11-19 False N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2010-11-19 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2010-11-19 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2010-11-19 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2010-11-19 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2010-11-19 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2010-11-29 False 2010-11-18T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 4715 111 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z 5 2010-11-29 0 Senate Baucus motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit consideration of amendment SA 4713 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 254. Floor 254 Senate 111 2010-11-30T00:26:12Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00254.xml 2010-11-29 0 Senate Baucus motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4713 made in Senate. To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. Floor 2010-11-29 Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Baucus motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit consideration of amendment SA 4713 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 254. Floor 97000 9 Library of Congress 254 Senate 111 2010-11-30T00:26:12Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00254.xml 2010-11-18 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4710 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2010-11-18T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-18 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4709 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2010-11-18T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-18 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4708 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2010-11-18T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-18 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4702 111 SAMDT To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z 2010-11-29 Johanns motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4702 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 253. Record Vote Number: 253 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00253.xml SA 4702 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/4702 J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 4 4 T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2010-11-29 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2010-11-29 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2010-11-29 False B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2010-11-29 False 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 5 2010-11-29 0 Senate Johanns motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4702 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 253. Floor 253 Senate 111 2010-11-30T00:20:21Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00253.xml 2010-11-29 0 Senate Johanns motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4702 made in Senate. To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. Floor 2010-11-29 Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Johanns motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4702 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 253. Floor 97000 9 Library of Congress 253 Senate 111 2010-11-30T00:20:21Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00253.xml 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4701 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4700 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4699 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4698 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4697 111 SAMDT To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013. 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z 2010-11-30 Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4697 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 56. Record Vote Number: 255. Record Vote Number: 255 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00255.xml SA 4697 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/4697 C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 5 5 M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2010-11-17 True U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2010-11-17 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2010-11-29 False L000572 Sen. LeMieux, George S. [R-FL] George LeMieux R FL S. 2010-11-29 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2010-11-30 False 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 5 2010-11-30 0 Senate Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4697 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 56. Record Vote Number: 255. Floor 255 Senate 111 2010-11-30T14:51:08Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00255.xml 2010-11-29 0 Senate Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4697 made in Senate. To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013. Floor 2010-11-30 Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4697 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 56. Record Vote Number: 255. Floor 97000 9 Library of Congress 255 Senate 111 2010-11-30T14:51:08Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00255.xml 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4696 111 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute, to modernize Federal food safety efforts without placing unnecessary burdens on food producers, increasing food prices, or saddling taxpayers with additional debt. 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z 2010-11-30 Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of Amendment SA 4696 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 256. Record Vote Number: 256 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00256.xml SA 4696 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/4696 C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 5 2010-11-30 0 Senate Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of Amendment SA 4696 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 256. Floor 256 Senate 111 2010-11-30T15:06:56Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00256.xml 2010-11-29 0 Senate Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4696 made in Senate. In the nature of a substitute, to modernize Federal food safety efforts without placing unnecessary burdens on food producers, increasing food prices, or saddling taxpayers with additional debt. Floor 2010-11-30 Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of Amendment SA 4696 not agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 256. Floor 97000 9 Library of Congress 256 Senate 111 2010-11-30T15:06:56Z 2 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00256.xml 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4694 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 1 1 S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2010-11-17 True 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4693 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4692 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 4691 111 SAMDT 2022-02-03T06:08:31Z L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2010-11-17T05:00:00Z Senate 111 S Senate S 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2 2010-11-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2010-11-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s510es/xml/BILLS-111s510es.xml Reported to Senate 2009-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s510rs/xml/BILLS-111s510rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s510is/xml/BILLS-111s510is.xml 2010-11-30 Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 25. Record Vote Number: 257. 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. 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