HR 2303 114th 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 2015

Introduced: May 13, 2015 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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May 13, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

May 13, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2015

This bill 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.

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

What's happening now May 13, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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