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HR 186 108th Congress House

Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied.

Introduced: September 24, 2003 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food AnimalsCommerceConsumer educationEnvironmental Protection
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FeedsFertilizersFood safetyGrazingLabelingLivestockMeatNatural foodsOrganic farmingPoultrySewage sludgeWaste disposal sites
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Feb 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to classify a food as adulterated if it was produced, or contains any ingredient that was produced, on land on which sewage sludge was applied. Permits the following exceptions: (1) if the application of sewage sludge ended more than one year before the production of the food commenced; (2) if a labeling requirement is met; or (3) in the case of a food that is generally offered for sale without labeling, if an informative sign is posted near the product.

Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to classify specified foods under those Acts as adulterated if sewage sludge was involved in specified ways in their production. Allows exceptions for each food similar to those to be permitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify the prohibition under a specified Federal regulation on the use of sewage sludge in organic food production under the National Organic Program of the Department of Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 24, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 186: Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-186/
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"H.R. 186: Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-186/.
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