S 4316
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2022
Introduced: May 26, 2022
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2022
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to incorporate certain requirements into its regulations about Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) food substances, including specific restrictions on substances that cause cancer or human reproductive or developmental toxicity. The bill also establishes an Office of Food Chemical Safety Reassessment to reassess the safety of GRAS and other specified substances.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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