1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Fresh Produce Safety Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—Food safety activities
Sec. 101. Administration of national program.
Subtitle A—Minimally processed produce
Sec. 111. Good manufacturing practices.
Sec. 112. Inspections of processors.
Subtitle B—Raw agricultural commodities
Sec. 121. Good agricultural practices.
Sec. 122. Inspections of facilities.
TITLE II—Research and education
Sec. 201. Public health assessment system.
Sec. 202. Public education system.
Sec. 203. Research.
TITLE III—Imported produce and other provisions
Sec. 301. Imported produce.
Sec. 302. Authorization of appropriations.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)consumption of
fresh fruits and vegetables can promote health and prevent disease, and should
be encouraged;
(2)an estimated
76,000,000 cases of foodborne disease occur each year in the United States,
causing about 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths annually, according to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as
the CDC
);
(3)data reported to
the CDC indicate that outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States
associated with fruits and vegetables have increased in absolute numbers and as
a proportion of all reported foodborne outbreaks;
(4)illnesses caused
by E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., and norovirus have been traced to a wide
variety of produce, including lettuce, salads, melons, sprouts, tomatoes, and
many fruit- and vegetable-containing dishes;
(5)outbreaks of
food-borne illness associated with produce in the United States have been
documented from both imported produce and domestically grown produce;
(6)large scale
processing of produce can easily spread pathogens into minimally processed food
and a single outbreak can affect hundreds of people;
(7)persons who
process produce for human consumption have the responsibility to prevent or
minimize food safety hazards related to their products;
(8)rising consumer
demand for minimally processed produce, the growing market for various kinds of
domestic and imported minimally processed produce, and the increasing variety
of processing techniques for produce, are causing newly recognized or
unpredicted safety hazards; and
(9)risk-based
sanitation practices, and commodity-specific good agricultural and
manufacturing practices, tailored to the hazards and the level of risk that a
specific food product presents, should be applied to the processing of produce
to minimize these hazards.
3.In this Act:
(1)The
term contaminant includes a bacterium, chemical, natural or
manufactured toxin, virus, parasite, physical hazard, or other human pathogen
that, when in food, can cause human illness, injury, or death.
(2)
(A)The term minimally process means—
(i)to
carry out the commercial preparation or manufacture of produce,
including—
(I)the peeling,
coring, stemming, trimming, mashing, or shredding of produce;
(II)the cutting of
produce after harvesting;
(III)the preparation
of fresh produce so to as to appear ready for consumption without further
washing or preparation; and
(IV)the mixing or
blending of minimally processed produce with other produce; and
(ii)does not include
carrying out the harvesting, washing (except as provided in clause (i)(III)),
waxing, packing, or sorting, of a raw agricultural commodity.
(B)The
term minimally process shall not apply to a raw agricultural
commodity that is stemmed but not subject to further commercial
preparation.
(3)The term processor of produce means a person
that minimally processes produce.
(4)
(A)The term produce means any perishable
agricultural commodity, as defined in section 1(b) of the Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499a(b)).
(B)The
term produce includes a mixture of—
(i)a
commodity described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii)any other food,
as defined in section
201 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(C)The
term produce does not include—
(i)other food in the
mixture described in subparagraph (B)(ii); and
(ii)an
article used for food or drink for animals, or an article used for a component
of such an article.
(5)Raw
agricultural commodityThe term raw agricultural
commodity means a perishable agricultural commodity, as defined in
section 1(b) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930
(7 U.S.C.
499a(b)) that is a raw agricultural commodity, as defined in
section
201 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(6)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.
<enum>I</enum><header>Food
safety activities</header>
<section id="ID239BB32182254C00BCB0B0F46FCC1FBF"><enum>101.</enum><header>Administration
of national program</header>
<subsection id="ID8A99312AA79349A489945D26821887FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="ID03C86AB7D8B14550924B5570678800C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National
program</header><text>The Secretary shall administer a national program for the
purpose of protecting human health by ensuring that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9731A660D0C84B61A806D32BE2F69600"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there are
effective programs in place to assure the safety of produce minimally processed
in the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2685BE2A1A4B451095FAEF4A54E2FA99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>producers of raw
agricultural commodities have effective programs in place to assure the safety
of those commodities produced in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID02CC8670930F44F9BF51535F1BC200C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Basis for
program</header><text>The program shall take into consideration the distinctive
characteristics of minimal processing of produce and the differing practices
and levels of risk associated with the production of different raw agricultural
commodities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8EA9FA5E9BE642F8B9DF4964C02F8DEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
elements</header><text>The program shall provide for implementation of the
authorities described in—</text>
<paragraph id="IDCF6CC72D9E5B4D56B5E91DB74B5E67DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sections 402A,
402B, 704A, and 704B of the <act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act</act-name>, as added by subtitles A and B; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB5310C2647C44056A8C808621FBC54AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>title II.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><subtitle id="IDF33AF0BAB1E34E8D9E194C2BEC81141D"><enum>A</enum><header>Minimally
processed produce</header>
<section id="IDD1776AB3481C4A1FBA0900378FD40015"><enum>111.</enum><header>Good
manufacturing practices</header>
<subsection id="IDD2821E5FC3144309BD3D3C38D3F095DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name> is amended by inserting after section
402 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/342">21 U.S.C.
342</external-xref>) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" id="ID244A416763A140CB897E9442BF839225">
<section id="ID20230E9B89334372842EAC9893131F5C"><enum>402A.</enum><header>Good
manufacturing practices for produce</header>
<subsection id="ID3D0457B1914F435C82AAAABBDF56278F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Good
manufacturing practice regulations</header>
<paragraph id="idD6A439B5415645D2BE75CD95F238FBC7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary shall by regulation establish standards for good
manufacturing practices for the minimal processing of produce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id93FB441BA71840FA881605EC6F193C34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall include the following
requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="id7C7FD449466C44BF82AD1620ADD1F688"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Sanitation</header><text>Processors
of produce shall—</text>
<clause id="idCBE3733A77B7474BB3D5482EE9A32BAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish
mandatory sanitation standard operating procedures, including cleaning
procedures for equipment, storage areas, air systems, and water storage
areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD2D35398022C443BA6917B1FDA8E79B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>design
processing facilities to facilitate maintenance and good sanitation practices
so that contamination may be controlled throughout receiving, cooling,
processing, packing, and storage operations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id417AA748D9894B6592BD1AFFB230ECDB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensure—</text>
<subclause id="idF53F1F101C524A89B2EF7AEECEC806DD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>controlled access
to the facility and to processing areas;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4B89FB7CE9414410B4126DE9683C81A6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>adequate space
for operations;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id19C0C5B95B3346DA923CE227551C4B1C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>adequate
drainage of processing and wash water;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id734A519FA55C4E8F83D8FBD60B087B7D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>food contact
surfaces that are easy to clean and maintain;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBE1E637A5C6942ADB7C8BD78504FCAC7"><enum>(V)</enum><text>that areas and
structures designed to protect the product and equipment from contamination;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id35F8102F8BF74D8FBBD5BE3ED00D5C69"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>that sanitation
standards established in clause (i) are adhered to in the transportation of
minimally processed produce to the extent practicable.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8C956326ED4E44988FC25CF946E8A840"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Water</header>
<clause id="id2045E02EA31C4A04B4AA2C5F1C5D4517"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Processors of produce shall ensure that—</text>
<subclause id="id2D0237FD01E348F4B5B4D574D489E64B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the water supply
used in food processing plants is suitable for its intended use;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC632776BA36842ED9BB81D081B62178E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>facilities have
an environmental monitoring program that includes sampling for pathogens to
detect areas of harborage and to verify the effectiveness of cleaning and
sanitizing programs in preventing cross-contamination; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5EE067138C844580B3304D3F9B163B52"><enum>(III)</enum><text>each sanitizer
used for washing vegetables is appropriate for its intended use.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idB8302C0EA58046FEAF77BB88FF6933CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Sampling
programs for water</header><text>If the Secretary determines that effective
sampling programs can be developed, processors of produce shall ensure that the
water used for washing produce is monitored for the presence of pathogens at a
rate adequate to ensure highly contaminated batches are identified and
eliminated.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0FDBA726488948719DD251EBB3A004B7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>Other requirements as determined appropriate by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE2B12C4B35AD4DBBB82381206A361C58"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Risk
assessment</header><text>The standards established under paragraph (1) shall be
based on risk assessment tools and metrics developed by the Food and Drug
Administration in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and
processors of produce. The risk assessments shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb3085c20c77843899d9c243b820ab068"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identification of
existing and potential hazards at facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0C19FA43A788489EAC88039DD5398C42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluation of
human health risks posed by hazards identified in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8dd306ed63dd4953a96a1ad5baf5e3e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>proposed controls
to minimize hazards based on subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d4a7e2c4cba4f01a0a089ce964e1a20"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Risk
classification</header><text>The Secretary shall classify facilities as high-,
medium-, or low-risk according to the risk assessments in paragraph (3), and by
considering the hazards associated with the type of produce being minimally
processed at a facility, the facility’s history of compliance and food safety
problems, and such other factors as the Secretary may determine to be
appropriate. Such risk classification shall determine the specific standards
and controls required at each facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdff75f6bc2a2468b97f77ee6b9ba3bb7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Science-based
standards</header><text>The standards established under paragraph (1)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID66671659950c40e2a07271a1cdc1d6a9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reflect the best
available science; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID859bdf08143244618387167810b2873b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be subject to
change through regulations promulgated by the Secretary as new scientific
evidence on risk becomes available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID06708874CD2349A0A6AA18072E9789B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation
plan for processors</header>
<paragraph id="IDF588BBF997F044AEBB5C003278422BDC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall require every processor of produce to have a
written plan detailing the controls utilized the processor of produce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC44E8A723EAB46F19BC4444F31FBA8A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>A
plan under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id53CE4A54BE244C5E88CD7BB9B025A8FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address good
manufacturing standards set forth by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F319C765ABD43CCB38579EA3761B620"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require
recordkeeping to monitor compliance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2986C1F0CD2C433FB9973C977DDDB751"><enum>(C)</enum><text>require the
sampling of products and process to be tested, at a frequency and in a manner
commensurate with the risk presented by the facility and produce processed, as
determined in subsection (a)(3), if the Secretary deems this appropriate, and
sufficient to ensure that the standards or process controls are effective on an
on-going basis and that regulatory standards are met; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6D8B98879DD3447DA5A1EF04D57240E9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide access to
the Food and Drug Administration to records maintained by the facility pursuant
to section 414.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCD785BD6D13541309AF541120204FDE7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Specific
controls</header><text>In addition to complying with standards established
under section 402A(a)(1), the Secretary may require processors to adopt
specific process controls identified in section 402A(a)(3), if the process
controls are needed to ensure the protection of the public health.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb019e85154341beb076267e224278bb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tiered
implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall require such a plan for
high-risk facilities first, and then for medium-risk facilities, and then for
low-risk facilities, as classified under subsection (a)(4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB4B727C6C0FF4BF98533082E3086F535"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>In
issuing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary may modify the good
manufacturing process regulations if the Secretary determines, for good cause
shown and stated together with the regulations, that for a specific
product—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB84B8071BCBE4E95942710A2586D44EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a modification of
such provisions would be more effective to prevent the contamination of, or
promote the sanitation of, minimally processed produce; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID032BA160FDCB4D58BA046E83AA08FE04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the application
of a portion of such provisions would not result in the prevention of
contamination of, or promotion of sanitation of, minimally processed
produce.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID42F85E3E0B724574B1F2FFBB0173086C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations
promulgated under subsection (a) shall take effect 2 years after the date of
enactment of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID114894AFD84140C687A5E294C4A12601"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID0CC7B7AE25F24275B0F65FBC37CBD1CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contaminant;
minimally process; produce</header><text>The terms <term>contaminant</term>,
<term>minimally process</term>, and <term>produce</term> have the meanings
given those terms in section 3 of the <short-title>Fresh
Produce Safety Act</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE3D08620A66746039F1359030E874900"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Facility</header><text>The
term <term>facility</term> includes any factory, warehouse, or establishment,
in which produce is minimally processed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD96E9631EFAE4159B1CC00E833166E00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Good
manufacturing practice regulations</header><text>The term <term>good
manufacturing practice regulations</term> means the good manufacturing practice
regulations for manufacturing, packing, or holding food, issued under sections
402, 701, and 704 of this Act and under section 361 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/264">42 U.S.C.
264</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0C18917D5A4842B39B4982AED5497641"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Violation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/402">Section 402</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/342">21 U.S.C.
342</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" id="ID40912C2BD6E549FD8EF6207400231466">
<subsection id="IDA9A10557EA444B408E86C11D21A038C5"><enum>(j)</enum><text>It is an article
of produce processed in violation of section
402A.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID069DAA2F149940DB9CAA8609949185FC"><enum>112.</enum><header>Inspections of
processors</header>
<subsection id="IDB756881BF87D41859F76782B1679A712"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter VII of the <act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name> is
amended by inserting after section 704 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/374">21 U.S.C. 374</external-xref>) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" id="IDFAB1F92A9A684996AA889500F825528E">
<section id="ID4DACE32E7A994536912501AFD0652711"><enum>704A.</enum><header>Inspections
of processors</header>
<subsection id="IDFBF6DECE93CA4F15A699012995FA16CB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nature of
inspections</header>
<paragraph id="ID8E76E42A99AD4AFE88A14BDE17822111"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for unannounced inspections
of processing facilities to determine if produce processed in the facilities is
in compliance with the requirements of this Act that relate to produce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7E186E0A16884241954226385B009C61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Schedule</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a schedule for the unannounced inspections, which
shall provide for—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBF07805130CE4F9A9E9983BE8575D1E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inspections at
least once per growing season for facilities classified as high-risk under
section 402A(a)(4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID514DD5667BDF4952B3F2009191C2F800"><enum>(B)</enum><text>less frequent
inspections, as determined by the Secretary, for facilities classified as
medium- or low-risk facilities under section 402A(a)(4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8C857B0D647B40DB9F1068D5ECE0B908"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Examination of
classifications</header><text>Each such inspection of a facility shall include
an examination of whether the facility is appropriately classified under
section 402A(a)(4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID90C3AE85EEF649209B017E003C03EDE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conduct of
inspections</header>
<paragraph id="IDD3BBA20378A74751AF94873200F0C0F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>An
inspection under subsection (a) of any facility described in subsection (a)
shall extend to all things in the facility, any required records, processes,
controls, and premises that bear on whether minimally processed produce is in
compliance with the requirements of this Act that relate to produce. Access to
records may include the copying of the records.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB23FCDC8BCD544899FEFC41CE1E9C0F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>In
conducting such an inspection, an officer or employee duly designated by the
Secretary shall have the same authorities and duties as the officer or employee
would have under subsection (a)(1), (c), or (d) of section 704 to inspect
facilities in which food is minimally processed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7525B590518F41D291E1C4C6A7B613A3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 48 hours after completion of the inspection, the officer or employee
making the inspection shall give to the owner, operator, or agent in charge a
written report setting forth any conditions or practices observed that indicate
that any produce from the facility is in violation of the requirements of this
Act that relate to produce.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5710B3193E1243CAB3AB9D8DF4933BE4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Product
detention and condemnation</header>
<paragraph id="ID863BFAF3847340AFAF71DDE02DBF317E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If, during an inspection conducted under this section, an
officer or employee making the inspection determines that minimally processed
produce is in violation of the requirements of this Act that relate to produce,
the officer or employee may order the produce segregated, impounded, and if
objection is not made no later than 48 hours after the issuance of the
impoundment order, condemned. If objection is made during such 48-hour period,
minimally processed produce that is perishable may be processed to the extent
necessary to prevent spoilage, and the Secretary shall expeditiously commence a
hearing within 24 hours after the objection regarding the determination and any
action required for compliance with the requirements of this Act that relate to
produce. The decision of the Secretary following the hearing shall be
considered to be a final agency action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3122CE1CA39E4CB18E9BD6CC51A75750"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Release</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that, through relabeling or other action, the produce
can be brought into compliance with the requirements of this Act that relate to
produce, the produce may be released following a determination by the Secretary
that the relabeling or other action as specified by the Secretary has been
performed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4674CB247B3B484094C8D2952383BCDF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Destruction</header><text>Any
minimally processed produce condemned under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8D5E6147D9874292A4A85970B6C500D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in a case in
which no objection is made under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE36C65A5688344ECA50000D297F51979"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after the hearing
and any judicial review; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID81EC1D2A6DE84936811393742B113C36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>after failure of
the owner, operator, or agent to perform relabeling or other action described
in paragraph (2),</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall be
destroyed under supervision of the Secretary.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD3A74245B811413B94B5AC6C3C254E22"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Maintenance of
records</header>
<paragraph id="IDACC9A7B2DF844742AEFE83E59BB075A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The owner, operator, or agent in charge of each facility
shall maintain such records as the Secretary may prescribe. The records shall
be maintained for a reasonable period of time as determined by the Secretary.
The records shall include information concerning—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3DF3B735B22C4040B4B4C200ADAC42CE"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDBAF248DFFFF94F04AC2DA21864BE3FE1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the origin, receipt,
delivery, sale, movement, holding, and disposition of produce minimally
processed at the facility;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC46E7574FD58433EA2C86412135F8400" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the minimal processing of the
produce; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID943E72CE3A394C75886E1F6270AC76C6" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other matters reasonably related
to whether produce minimally processed at the facility may be in violation of
the requirements of this Act that relate to produce; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB288197CF9984A0EA2142D7256B7B396"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID27FA921172CE4C5C855E84120010E13C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the origin, receipt,
delivery, sale, movement, holding, and disposition of ingredients used in the
produce minimally processed at the facility, including sufficient information
to permit lot identification to facilitate traceback of produce found to be in
violation of the requirements of this Act that relate to produce, or to be
causing human illness or injury;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE41C79FA55964FD78440E3563FDD962C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the identity and amount of
ingredients used in the produce;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID235D997438C249DEB57300BA087B92C1" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the results of laboratory,
sanitation, or other quality control tests performed on the produce or in the
facility; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID585A57437B7A4C56A4710399DE87CE8F" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>consumer complaints concerning the
safety of the produce or the packaging of the produce.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7CAFCC1E27EB4C26981E153745FBA694"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
records</header><text>The owner, operator, or agent shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID67DB2B9851A947F2BD35AFAA8E8979D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make available,
during an inspection conducted under subsection (a), the records described in
paragraph (1)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCFDD3800D45D4D6A98C2297CE9DCAF04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the request of
the Secretary, if the officer or employee finds as a result of the inspection
that produce from the facility is associated with foodborne disease or poses an
imminent health hazard, make available for inspection the records described in
paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id174CBB9757764A3D8C17C9D14CC58A66"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required
disclosure</header><text>The owner, operator, or agent in charge of a facility
shall have an affirmative obligation to take corrective action, including
ensuring the product is not introduced into commerce, as approved by the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs or the Secretary, if the results of testing or
sampling of produce, equipment, or material in contact with produce are
positive for any contaminant, in accordance with section 414. The owner,
operator, or agent in charge of a facility shall have an affirmative obligation
to disclose to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs or the Secretary if the
results of testing finds a positive test result and the product is in
commerce.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID71D250DF51CD4F409FB284B1DDC6EF41"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<paragraph id="ID9308F86DD390411A85E019EBBB79575E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Facility</header><text>The
term <term>facility</term> includes any factory, warehouse, or establishment,
in which produce is minimally processed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA4F35C41463146B3B8C17B8E00F9D63F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimally
process; produce</header><text>The terms <term>minimally process</term> and
<term>produce</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the
<short-title>Fresh Produce Safety
Act</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDA72F981A79AA4B0DABD202F192EAFD8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Remedies</header>
<paragraph id="IDC5441731F2BC4ED0B539D0F9A4663D1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraphs (f) and (n) of
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/301">section 301,
and</external-xref><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/304(g)(1)"> section 304(g)(1),</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/331">21 U.S.C.
331</external-xref>, 334(g)(1)) are amended by striking <quote>section
704</quote> and inserting <quote>section 704 or 704A</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1AEC4BE5C6124AC083D1DF0172FBBABA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibited
disclosures</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/301(j)">Section 301(j)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/331(j)">21 U.S.C.
331(j)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>704,</quote> and
inserting <quote>704, 704A,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7654B11D5D784555A11C5152DAF9BC6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/742(a)(2)">Section 742(a)(2)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379l(a)(2)">21 U.S.C.
379l(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 704</quote>
and inserting <quote>section 704 or 704A</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="IDE88AAE7A1A2646E6B200B62FA54B8CB3"><enum>B</enum><header>Raw agricultural
commodities</header>
<section id="ID8C72BE9E0F674C6984C2AAD300654F5E"><enum>121.</enum><header>Good
agricultural practices</header>
<subsection id="ID0D7C920CD98D4DBC9971BFE670F30005"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>, as amended by section 111(a), is
further amended by inserting after section 402A the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" id="IDE14F58018AE04521AA2227002869BC6F">
<section id="ID90C3AA0A2D42490A85850009822D673E"><enum>402B.</enum><header>Good
agricultural practices for raw agricultural commodities</header>
<subsection id="ID4748C1A8C49C4C01BEDF836036072E11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Good
agricultural practice regulations</header>
<paragraph id="idE99A3E656A7C4BD5988BF4D9EFAC40F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
shall by regulation establish general standards for good agricultural practices
for the production of raw agricultural commodities, in order to minimize the
violations of this Act and maximize the safety of those commodities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA393307753764D8BA86D57472528513C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall include the following
requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="id873813AA25424374B9B6259221E4B5CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Manure</header><text>Growers
of a raw agriculture commodity shall—</text>
<clause id="idCFEC3111CADA4D82B8929B8131205873"><enum>(i)</enum><text>manage the
application of manure to ensure that it does not contribute to the
contamination of crops, including limitations on the crops where and when
manure may be applied; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCB8F3ECB602C441BBCDE10077E303495"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>monitor and
maintain records relating to use of manure in composting intended for use on
food crops to ensure effective controls are used to destroy pathogens.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDEC8892735C742C6B01DEE6A68219750"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Animals,
domestic and wildlife</header><text>Growers of a raw agricultural commodity
shall ensure that domestic animals should be excluded, to the extent reasonably
practicable, from fields and orchards during the growing and harvesting season,
and growing areas should have wildlife deterrents.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id112569166FD44D289E10119FEF6619A8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Water</header><text>Growers
of a raw agricultural commodity shall ensure that the water supply used for
irrigation and for washing is suitable for its intended use and that ground
water is regularly monitored for the presence of pathogens at a rate adequate
to ensure that contaminated water is identified and diverted from use on food
crops.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1A4B3D9F17044B16A875BF3F152C96C3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Environmental
conditions</header><text>Growers of a raw agricultural commodity shall consider
the unique environmental conditions that might increase the likelihood of crop
contamination, including flooding, runoff, drought, and other conditions and
develop safety plans to ensure contaminated crops are not distributed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID383be90bc91b4a54a1818df8fe207cbd"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>Other requirements as determined appropriate by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID60858e6f371d492482472ee861125be0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Risk
assessment</header><text>The standards established under paragraph (1) shall be
based on risk assessment tools and metrics developed by the Food and Drug
Administration in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and growers
of produce. The risk assessments shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID35847eb669984ea7982ca117e8eceea1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identification of
existing and potential hazards at facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc1d802c2f22148a4b644dcafae804e47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluation of
human health risks posed by hazards identified in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d9029612b174e449fb7633e6ed76fe5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>proposed controls
to minimize hazards based on subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2655533650904d2aa6a78a503e3171f5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Risk
classification</header><text>The Secretary shall classify facilities as high-,
medium-, or low-risk according to the risk assessments in paragraph (3), and by
considering the hazards associated with the type of produce being grown at a
facility, the facility’s history of compliance and food safety problems, and
such other factors as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate. Such risk
classification shall determine the specific standards and controls required at
each facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID71e497cba06349599d75ecd31457d156"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Science-based
standards</header><text>The standards established under paragraph (1)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9568638e24d04b12b483cb6f350244c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reflect the best
available science; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDff306f3f6b95492fbe90e9e8eb99ad77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be subject to
change as new scientific evidence on risk becomes available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD1A1E3CF5E194A1498D64795AB4D269F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation
plan</header>
<paragraph id="id878B568EA3324BB7A4331979608B8D5A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall require growers of a raw agricultural
commodity to have a written plan detailing the controls utilized by the grower
that limit the presence and growth of contaminants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id07974BF1BA7149FF854663AB08AD9724"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>A
plan under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id88E1C738C5D142C9989C6CEBA9AA840E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address standards
for good agricultural practices developed under subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idECF1067CAA7349C08C3E47E285CAB9C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require
recordkeeping to monitor compliance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE7BF99C777D4B978D75EFD4BC917DAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>require sampling
of product to be tested at a frequency and in a manner commensurate with the
risk presented by the facility and produce grown as determined in subsection
(a)(3), if the Secretary deems this appropriate, and sufficient to ensure that
the standards or process controls are effective on an on-going basis and that
regulatory standards are met; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id498D22F0F1C9416096CB7C7C74777BD6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide access to
the Food and Drug Administration to records maintained by the facility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3AD063C228E143AC9B15D14D16868F33"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Specific
controls</header><text>The Secretary may require growers of a raw agricultural
commodity to adopt as part of a plan under paragraph (1) specific process
controls, if the process controls are needed to ensure the protection of the
public health.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID659b722b7fbf41e7bf53dc15c99e16b8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tiered
implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall require such a plan for
high-risk facilities first, and then for medium-risk facilities, and then for
low-risk facilities, as classified under subsection (a)(4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC33FFAED412243928D03107D3C379070"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The regulations described in subsection (a) shall take
effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID747346A9976543F1BCE698C3ADC863EF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idC60A81CAD2F8471586876F8FDFC879B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Facility</header><text>The
term <term>facility</term> means a farm or other facility of a grower of a raw
agricultural commodity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id91CE2AE09F7944699DEF5B1C30C9899A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Raw
agricultural commodity</header><text>The term <term>raw agricultural
commodity</term> means a perishable agricultural commodity, as defined in
section 1(b) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/499a(b)">7 U.S.C.
499a(b)</external-xref>) that is a raw agricultural commodity, as defined in
section
201.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID955A8133684A446091B2E51F667F7C53"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Violation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/402(h)">Section 402(j)</external-xref> of
the <act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act</act-name>, as added by section 111(b), is amended by inserting before the
period the following: <quote>or a raw agricultural commodity produced in
violation of section 402B</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID856BA41AF8F24D1D83C3E0D2CD00B485"><enum>122.</enum><header>Inspections of
facilities</header>
<subsection id="ID92683C00A4054FD6BC1E787771633472"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter VII of the <act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>, as
amended by section 112(a), is further amended by inserting after section 704A
the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" id="ID703F208A9BF14439B14B6E00C112AF00">
<section id="ID8F0984DEB58743B3917E05E93410EF19"><enum>704B.</enum><header>Inspections
of facilities</header>
<subsection id="IDF03A4C3688B14695B71E98CC4107244D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nature of
inspections</header><text>Officers and employees duly designated by the
Secretary shall have the authority to inspect appropriate facilities (as
defined in section 402B) to determine compliance with the standards described
in section 402B.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0F26668A50EA45B58B6B52ABF5410982"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary,
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall by regulation issue
procedures for conducting the inspections.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDEEE73708A86041559FEC388D02C7BB2E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Subsection (a) and the regulations promulgated under
subsection (b) shall take effect 3 years after the date of enactment of this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1457D08668144D43B1112B8136095D14"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Remedies</header>
<paragraph id="IDA50A1A01188F4930A6EECAA974382D40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraphs (f) and (n) of
<external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/301">section 301, and
</external-xref><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/304(g)(1)">section 304(g)(1),</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/331(j)">21 U.S.C.
331(j)</external-xref>), as amended in section 112(b), are further amended by
striking <quote>or 704A</quote> and inserting <quote>, 704A, or
704B</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF00FC390AC5141809E374B74325B6C28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibited
disclosures</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/301(j)">Section 301(j)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/333(j)">21 U.S.C.
333(j)</external-xref>), as amended in section 112(b), is further amended by
inserting <quote>704B,</quote> after <quote>704A,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC43358476F8645E4B3285B0039E32EAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="FFDCA/742(a)(2)">Section 742(a)(2)</external-xref> of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379l(a)(2)">21 U.S.C.
379l(a)(2)</external-xref>), as amended in section 112(c), is further amended
by striking <quote>or 704A</quote> and inserting <quote>, 704A, or
704B</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Research and
education</header>
<section id="ID05EC2E52CA15475785E5C9135D0012C5"><enum>201.</enum><header>Public health
assessment system</header>
<subsection id="ID80B292CE5F8249C7A3EEA52C919FBD29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cooperation
with the centers for Disease Control and Prevention</header><text>The
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in cooperation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish
and maintain an active surveillance system, for surveillance of a
representative proportion of the population of the United States, to assess
more accurately the frequency and sources of human illness in the United States
associated with the consumption of fresh produce.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID601BDB2E2D18437984FFF4C2603E43FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public health
sampling</header>
<paragraph id="ID3A23FBF4D72D443782E10031ABFA0018"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of
Food and Drugs, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish guidelines for a sampling
system under which the Commissioner and the Secretary of Agriculture shall
collect and analyze samples of fresh produce, both minimally processed and
unprocessed, to assist the Commissioner in carrying out this Act and the
requirements of the <act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/301">21 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> et seq.) that relate
to produce, and to assess more accurately the nature, frequency of occurrence,
and amounts of contaminants in the produce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID84E519ED64CC42BC93A03F73851F0020"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monitoring and
other information</header><text>In carrying out the sampling system, the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9BFB5B4048E742B9BE56D96DF2F659EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>statistically
valid monitoring, including the conduct of market-basket studies, on the
nature, frequency of occurrence, and amounts of contaminants in produce
available to consumers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8776A1FB6F334F72A2E2AA3B7BA4EB51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the request of
the Commissioner, the collection and analysis of such other information,
including analysis of information from monitoring and verification samples, as
the Commissioner determines may be useful in assessing the occurrence of
contaminants in produce.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDF38EA3A0B1C469A9C79A59BA45BBF99"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Process
verification standard</header><text>The Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the
Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct sampling to identify—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA0EAFCDAB01B4A38A73F58BD389EF44E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a contaminant, or
other substance, that is commonly found on minimally processed produce and,
when present at low levels, accurately indicates that the produce has been
appropriately processed, with adequate sanitation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID293CDC66A3BE476B95540816CD147D10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a standard for
the level of that substance that indicates that the produce has been minimally
processed as described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID33475D7AA003407D914CD9C2CD7C7FEC"><enum>202.</enum><header>Public
education system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation
with private and public organizations, including the State cooperative
extension services and appropriate State entities, shall design and implement a
national public education program on food safety relating to produce. In
carrying out the program, the Commissioner shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID61BE4D988936448082ED8EFDECA0947C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide
information to the public regarding Federal standards and good agricultural and
manufacturing practice requirements relating to food safety and promote public
awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the standards and requirements;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5C0EDB17AC89411D963380B7397905EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide such
other information or advice to persons that work with the growing and minimal
processing of produce, the food service and retail industry, consumers, and
other persons as the Commissioner determines will promote the purposes of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID883CEAC85C77492BBA295647AA07EE72"><enum>203.</enum><header>Research</header>
<subsection id="ID77EA217D9B6A4951B821AA3C9536BFBD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall conduct research to assist in the
implementation of this Act and the requirements of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/301">21 U.S.C.
301</external-xref> et seq.) that relate to produce, including studies relating
to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9686BFB43801404384227F07B92FDF2B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improving
sanitation and food safety practices in the minimal processing of
produce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA0E1BAEF72434A07883691E2A7834F36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>developing
improved techniques for the monitoring of produce and inspection of
produce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDF8104C9639D49FEBAED652DFC787E6D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>developing
efficient, rapid, and sensitive methods for determining and detecting the
presence of contaminants in produce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3CF992B409C4436F89804F69DE134F7B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>determining the
sources of contamination of produce, including contamination from growing,
harvesting, and minimal processing produce and post-processing contamination of
produce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB415AEF02A614A95B356A337FD6BA7E5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>developing
consumption data with respect to produce (including minimally processed
produce); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id911AF1D09B0040829F320AAE7BC3FC9D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>mitigation
strategies to aid produce processors and produce growers in deciding what
actions to take when contamination is found.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID14A2538735A946BAB757903B1D25EADA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contract
authority</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter
into contracts and agreements with States, institutions of higher education,
other government agencies, and other persons to carry out the activities
described in this section.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Imported
produce and other provisions</header>
<section id="IDCD4E243F3E7D47BCBE07BB58F5862700"><enum>301.</enum><header>Imported
produce</header>
<subsection id="ID2f394ae0a0474548be7bad02a0de90a7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Equivalency
procedures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
shall by regulation establish procedures for equivalency with foreign countries
that intend to export raw agricultural commodities and minimally processed
produce to the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID87b7bbe56cf04cd0b04dba191d4cb766"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish
procedures to require that imported raw agricultural commodities and minimally
processed produce meet the criteria established in this Act (and the amendments
made by this Act).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id960A2684735E4407A9C7108D90DB0DCD"><enum>302.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
Act (and the amendments made by this Act) for each fiscal year.</text>
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