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HR 3430 101th Congress House Agriculture and Food Cosmetics and personal care Drugs Food additives Food contamination Labeling Medical wastes Motor vehicles Packaging Recycling of waste products Refrigeration Refuse and refuse disposal Technological innovations Transportation of hazardous substances

Food Contamination Prevention Act

Introduced: October 6, 1989 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 1990
See H.R.3386.
Oct 19, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Oct 19, 1989
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Prior to Introduction (Jul 13, 89)
Oct 19, 1989
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Prior to Introduction (Jul 12, 89)
Oct 19, 1989
Field Hearings Held in Denver, Colorado, Prior ot Introduction (Jun 5, 89)
Oct 19, 1989
Field Hearings Held in San Jose, California, Prior to Introduction (May 15, 89)
Oct 19, 1989
Field Hearings Held in Cambridge, Ohio, Prior to Introduction (May 5, 89)
Oct 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Oct 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Oct 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 6, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Contamination Prevention Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations: (1) prohibiting the transportation in commerce of hazardous, medical, recyclable, and terminal waste in any refrigerated or other vehicle designed for transporting perishable food or in any vehicle that is also used to transport any food, food additive, drug, cosmetic, or device, or any package containing such items; (2) establishing health and safety standards for the transportation in commerce of recyclable and reusable waste in vehicles that are also used to transport any food, food additive, drug, cosmetic, or device, or any package containing such items; (3) requiring any vehicle used to transport solid waste to be labeled in a manner that identifies the vehicle as a dedicated or nondedicated waste vehicle and that identifies the class of waste transported by such vehicle; (4) requiring each solid waste management facility to institute a program to ensure that all nondedicated waste vehicles that are used to transport solid waste are kept free from contaminants through the use of reasonably available current technology; and (5) establishing criteria for three classes of nonhazardous solid waste (reusable, recyclable, and terminal as defined in this Act).

Prescribes criminal penalties for violation of such regulations.

What's happening now November 3, 1990

See H.R.3386.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1