S 2792
111th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural trade
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat
E. Coli Eradication Act of 2009
Introduced: November 18, 2009
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 18, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
E. Coli Eradication Act of 2009 - Amends the the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that slaughterhouses, processing establishments, and grinding facilities perform specified tests for the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef.
Subjects imported trim, bench trim, and ground beef to the same testing requirements as domestic trim, bench trim, and ground beef.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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