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HR 4966 113th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Agriculture Food supply, safety, and labeling Infectious and parasitic diseases Meat

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014

Introduced: June 25, 2014 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 11, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
Jun 25, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 25, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise the definition of "adulterated" to make explicit the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) authority to issue a recall of meat, poultry, and egg products that contain microbial pathogens associated with serious illness or death or are resistant to two or more antibiotics critically important for human medicine.

Requires the USDA to establish sampling protocols and testing procedures necessary to determine if meat, poultry, and egg products are adulterated under this Act and to prevent the entry, flow, or movement of those products into commerce.

What's happening now August 11, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
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