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HR 5514 106th Congress House

Seafood Safety and Mercury Screening Act of 2000

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 19, 2000 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Oct 31, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Oct 19, 2000
Introduced in House
Oct 19, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
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 Latest action October 31, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Seafood Safety and Mercury Screening Act of 2000 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a tolerance for methyl mercury in seafood, which shall be based on a scientific analysis of the health risks attributable to such substance. Deems unsafe any seafood containing methyl mercury over the tolerance limits.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that such tolerance is safe and to modify or revoke any tolerance found to be unsafe; and (2) ensure that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to pregnant women, infants, and children from aggregate exposure to methyl mercury.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a system for the ongoing collection and analysis of seafood samples to determine the extent of tolerance compliance; (2) design and implement a national public education program regarding the presence of methyl mercury in seafood; (3) work with States and other appropriate entities to develop national and regional methyl mercury advisories; (4) consider, when determining such tolerance, certain findings of the National Academy of Sciences regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's recommended level for methyl mercury; and (5) report to Congress on progress made in establishing the tolerance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5514: Seafood Safety and Mercury Screening Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5514/
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