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H.R. 261

To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to deem food, eggs, egg products, meat, meat products, and poultry products adulterated if they are produced, or are from poultry or livestock that consumed feed produced, on land on which sewage sludge was applied unless certain requirements are met.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16](D-NY)Sponsor
3 cosponsors3 D
3cosponsors2committees8actions19subjects
  1. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

    Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
  2. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit.

    General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Health and Environment Subcommittee
  4. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Agriculture Committee
  5. IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  7. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  8. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House