S 1868
106th Congress
Senate
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 1999
Introduced: November 5, 1999
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Became law
Nov 5, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 5, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14088-14089)
Nov 5, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Egg Safety Act of 1999 - 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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