[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5991 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5991

     To prohibit the injection of carbon monoxide in meat products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2006

 Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit the injection of carbon monoxide in meat products.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON INJECTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN MEAT 
              PRODUCTS.

    Section 10 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 610) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (d), by striking the final period and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(e) use carbon monoxide in any meat or meat food products 
        or the packaging of any meat or meat food products.''.
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