HR 4750
111th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat
Meat Contamination Prevention Act of 2010
Introduced: March 3, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Mar 3, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 3, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Meat Contamination Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to permit an entity that purchases carcasses, carcass parts, meat, or meat food products that have been inspected and found to be unadulterated to perform or cause to be performed at the entity's expense a further examination to ensure that the products remain unadulterated.
Prohibits a person, firm, or corporation from preventing (by contract or any other means) such further examination. Subjects a violator of such prohibition to imprisonment and/or fine.
Makes similar amendments to the Poultry Products Inspection Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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