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Egg Safety Act of 1999

Introduced: November 5, 1999 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.

What's happening now November 5, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3526 Identical bill Egg Safety Act of 2000
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