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S. 3387 118th Congress Senate

Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update and clarify its rule on substances generally recognized as safe and to establish within t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update and clarify its rule on substances generally recognized as safe and to establish within the Food and Drug Administration the Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 4, 2023 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 4, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Dec 4, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 Latest action December 4, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2023

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, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation to reassess the safety of GRAS and other specified substances.

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 Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 4, 2023
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 4, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3387: Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3387/
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"S. 3387: Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3387/.
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S. 3387, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3387/.
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[S. 3387: Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3387/)
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