FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

Amendments

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H742, H744, H746, H747, H748, H751 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H527 [2MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H734 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Drugs: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 5280), H2101 [3MY]

———impose requirements on Internet pharmacies, require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, and restrict exemption on importation of controlled substances for personal use (see H.R. 4769), H387 [16FE]

———increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 5156), H1678 [6AP]

———remove market exclusivity for certain drugs in order to enhance competition, improve access to generic drugs, and reduce consumer prices (see S. 2300), S1413 [16FE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 3128), S5228 [25MY]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (see H. Res. 702), H508 [1MR] (see H. Res. 710), H644 [7MR]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5268), H1979 [2MY]

———extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see S. 3484), S5659 [8JN] (see H.R. 5563), H3641 [8JN]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5269), H1979 [2MY]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 3615), S6786 [29JN]

Safety: require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (see S. 3546), S6283 [21JN]

Letters

Lower Prices Reduced With Increased Competition and Efficient Development of Drugs (Lower PRICED Drugs) Act: Annette Guarisco, Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market, S1422 [16FE]

———David P. Sloane, AARP, S1422 [16FE]

———Kathleen Jaeger, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, S1422 [16FE]

———Ken W. Cole, General Motors Corp., S1422 [16FE]

National Uniformity for Food Act: Connie Tipton, International Dairy Foods Association, and Jerry Kozak, National Milk Producers Federation, H742 [8MR]

———Don Ament, Colorado Dept. of Agriculture, H524 [2MR]

———J. Carlton Courter III, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, H728 [8MR]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H538 [2MR]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H538 [2MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H522 [2MR], H730 [8MR]

Memorandums

National Uniformity for Food Act: Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General, H532 [2MR]

Motions

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H755 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H528 [2MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HHS: verify that proposed food safety legislation will pose no additional risk to public health or safety from terrorist attacks on the food supply, H746 [8MR]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Medicine animal antibiotic use study funding, H3093 [23MY]

———expedite consideration of State petitions for adoption of food warnings relative to cancer-causing agents, reproductive effects or birth defects, or children's exposure to certain harmful agents, H744-H746 [8MR]

———improve ability to ensure drug safety, H3077 [23MY]

———permit States to maintain or enact food warning laws that require notifications regarding health risks associated with sulfiting agents in bulk foods, H748-H751 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H530-H539 [2MR], H574 [7MR], H739-H758 [8MR], E332, E336 [9MR], E467 [30MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H521-H529 [2MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H727-H736 [8MR], E340 [9MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), motion to recommit, H755, H756 [8MR]

———State notification requirement regarding the presence or potential effects of mercury in fish and shellfish, H751, H752 [8MR]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 5268), E687 [2MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (H.R. 5269), E687 [2MY]

States: clarify jurisdiction over certain food adulteration standards in absence of a Federal standard and allow further regulation of dietary supplements, H743, H744 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Drugs: remove market exclusivity for certain drugs in order to enhance competition, improve access to generic drugs, and reduce consumer prices (S. 2300), S1420 [16FE]

FDA: condemn delay of decision on the approval of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, S7181 [29JN]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (S. 3484), S5669 [8JN]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (S. 3615), S6801 [29JN]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S4194 [9MY]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 334), S7301 [11JY]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S1514 [28FE]

Safety: require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (S. 3546), S6285-S6287 [21JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 702) (H. Rept. 109-381), H508 [1MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 710) (H. Rept. 109-386), H644 [7MR]

National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4167) (H. Rept. 109-379), H449 [28FE]

Summaries

Genetically Engineered Food Right To Know Act (H.R. 5269), E687 [2MY]

Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act (H.R. 5268), E687 [2MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 702, consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H521 [2MR]

H. Res. 710, consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H727 [8MR]

H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H739-H741 [8MR]

S. 2300, Lower Prices Reduced With Increased Competition and Efficient Development of Drugs (Lower PRICED Drugs) Act, S1421 [16FE]