HR 3526
106th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Administrative procedure
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Food contamination
Food safety
Foodborne diseases
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health warnings
Labeling
Law
Packaging
Poultry industry
Poultry inspection
Refrigeration
Salmonella
Warning labels
Egg Safety Act of 2000
Introduced: January 24, 2000
Introduced by:
Pallone, Frank
Democratic
· New Jersey
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Jan 24, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 24, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Egg Safety Act of 2000 - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate egg inspection regulations applicable to specified poultry producers. Requires such regulations to provide for: (1) effective monitoring of performance standards; (2) hazard analysis and critical control point-based egg safety programs; (3) carton labeling that warns of illnesses associated with raw or undercooked eggs; (4) uniform expiration dating, and new expiration dating for pasteurized shell eggs; (5) prohibition of returned (retail) eggs as repackaged shell eggs for human consumption; and (6) Salmonella enteritidis testing and affected egg pasteurization.
Authorizes the Food Safety and Inspection Service to determine the production origin of Salmonella-contaminated eggs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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