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HRES 309 106th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding strategies to better protect millions of Americans with food allergies from potentially fatal allergic reactions, and to further assure…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding strategies to better protect millions of Americans with food allergies from potentially fatal allergic reactions, and to further assure the safety of manufactured food from inadvertent allergen contamination.

Introduced: November 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food CommerceConsumer educationConsumer organizationsDairy products
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Employee trainingFood additivesFood allergiesFood industryFood safetyHealthLabelingLabor and EmploymentMilkPeanuts
This resolution expired with the 106th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 8, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Oct 1, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9238-9239)
Sep 28, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sep 28, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1979)
Sep 28, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 8, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) major commercial food processors and producers should resolve to produce products containing key life-threatening allergens on separate, dedicated manufacturing lines; (2) labeled ingredient listings should specify their allergenic ingredients clearly by name if those ingredients are key allergens; (3) allergens should be identified in terms understandable to average citizens; (4) foods which are common, life-threatening allergens should not be added gratuitously to products where their contribution to taste is negligible and where their presence would not reasonably be expected; (5) industry, consumer, and scientific groups should voluntarily work together for the purpose of better educating food industry workers and the public on the issues of food allergy safety; and (6) an assessment of the impact and success of these initiatives should be made not later than one year after the date of adoption of this resolution and reported to the resolution's sponsors.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 309: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding strategies to better protect millions of Americans with food allergies from potentially fatal allergic reactions, and to further assure the safety of manufactured food from inadvertent allergen contamination.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-309/
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"H. Res. 309: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding strategies to better protect millions of Americans with food allergies from potentially fatal allergic reactions, and to further assure the safety of manufactured food from inadvertent allergen contamination.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-309/.
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H. Res. 309, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-309/.
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