[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        INCREASING EtO AWARENESS

  (Ms. NEWMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NEWMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today for Matt Haller. Matt Haller 
was an Illinois resident who passed away in 2019 from stomach cancer 
that is believed to have been linked to the local EtO sterilization 
plant near his home.
  These same EtO cancerous chemicals are used today to sterilize an 
assortment of foods in the United States. While the chemical is clearly 
banned for food sterilization in other countries around the globe, it 
continues to be used in America for everyday food products like spices, 
dried herbs, dried vegetables, and much more. Food sterilized with EtO 
does not even require food labeling in the U.S.
  I am introducing the Matt Haller EtO Awareness Act to finally change 
that. This commonsense legislation would provide Americans the right to 
know if food has been treated by known carcinogenic substances through 
accurate labeling.
  Let's increase transparency around EtO, let's bring awareness to 
cases like Matt Haller's, and let's pass this bill.

                          ____________________