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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 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 18, 2009
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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 November 18, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2792: E. Coli Eradication Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2792/
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