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HR 2405 101th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Congressional reporting requirements Food industry Food irradiation Government paperwork Labeling Pork Restaurants

Food Irradiation Safety and Labeling Requirement Act of 1989

Introduced: May 18, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 18, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 18, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Irradiation Safety and Labeling Requirement Act of 1989 - Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing pork irradiation regulations and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing other food irradiation regulations.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for and report within two years on a study of the risks to human health and the environment presented by food irradiation.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that food for domestic use or export which has been irradiated be labeled in a prescribed fashion. Requires restaurant menus to indicate when foods have been irradiated.

Requires persons irradiating food to report semiannually to the Secretary.

What's happening now June 1, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4