WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Food safety

S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3604, The Economic Recovery Act, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3604 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 3502, The Children's Environmental Health and Safety Risk Reduction Act

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3502 would provide for the establishment of a task force to address the environmental health and safety risks posed to children....

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S. 3475, The Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2008

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3475 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of bottled water to submit annual reports....

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S. 3422, The Food Tracking Improvement Act

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3422 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the establishment of a traceability system for food....

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S. 3385, The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3385 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply....

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S. 3358, The Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and Response Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3358 would provide for enhanced food-borne illness surveillance and food safety capacity....

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P.L. 110-316, The Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.79

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6432 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program....

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S. 3267, The Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3267 would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement....

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S. 2688, The Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.61

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2688 would improve the protections afforded under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public in or affecting interstate commerce is fit for human consumption....

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H.R. 6228, The Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2008

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6228 would ban the use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers....

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S. 3083, The TRADE Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3083 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....

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H.R. 6180, The TRADE Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6180 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the House of Representatives that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....

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P.L. 110-246, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6124 would provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2952, The Safe School Lunch Act of 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2952 would improve food safety through mandatory meat, meat product, poultry, and poultry product recall authority, and it would require the Secretary of Agriculture to improve communication about recalls with schools participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs....

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H.R. 5956, The Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5956 would improve the protections afforded under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public in or affecting interstate commerce is fit for human consumption....

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S. 2914, The Imported Seafood Safety Enhancement Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2914 would ensure the safety of seafood and seafood products being imported into the United States....

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H.R. 5904, The Safe FEAST Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5904 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, by providing for improved information technology to identify high-risk imports and for enhanced capacity in the United States and in foreign governments to identify and address food safety issues on a scientific basis....

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H.R. 5827, The Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5827 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve food safety....

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H.R. 5762, The Food Safety Recall Information Act

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5762 would prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall....

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H.R. 5738, The Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5738 would improve the protections afforded under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public in or affecting interstate commerce is fit for human consumption....

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H.R. 2063, The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2063 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop a voluntary policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools, and it would establish school-based food allergy management grants....

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S. 2770, The Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2770 would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to strengthen the food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock....

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H.R. 5620, The Fresh Produce Safety Act

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5620 would establish a program to assure the safety of fresh produce intended for human consumption....

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