HR 2480
105th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Administrative procedure
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Consumer education
Department of Health and Human Services
Food additives
Food irradiation
Food safety
Food service
Government Operations and Politics
Labeling
Law
Meat
Poultry
Restaurants
Right of petition
Hamburger Safety Act of 1997
Introduced: September 16, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 16, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sep 16, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Hamburger Safety Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to prohibit construing specified FDCA provisions to require on food labeling a separate radiation disclosure statement more prominent than the required declaration of ingredients. Requires approval of the Isomedix Corporation petition submitted on a specified date under FDCA provisions relating to regulations on food additive safety. Requires a commercial establishment serving prepared meat and poultry to make information available to patrons, in a manner deemed appropriate by the establishment, about whether the meat and poultry has been treated with low-dose radiation.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1