S 48
106th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Collection of accounts
Commerce
Consumer education
Court records
Defective products
Fines (Penalties)
Food adulteration and inspection
Food contamination
Food safety
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Labeling
Law
Meat inspection
SAFER Meat and Poultry Act
Introduced: January 19, 1999
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat and Poultry Act (SAFER Meat and Poultry Act) - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to: (1) require a person, other than a household consumer, who has reason to believe meat or poultry products to be adulterated or misbranded to so notify the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) provide the Secretary with authority for voluntary and mandatory nondistribution and recall, withdrawal of inspectors from violating facilities, and civil penalties.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1