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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the adulteration of any food, drug, or cosmetic carried out with knowledge that it is probable that the death or injury of a person will…

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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the adulteration of any food, drug, or cosmetic carried out with knowledge that it is probable that the death or injury of a person will be caused by such adulteration.

Introduced: December 9, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Dec 9, 1982
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Dec 9, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause injury or death to any person by adulterating a food, drug or cosmetic product.

Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years if personal injury results, or up to life if death results.

What's happening now December 13, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 17, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7398: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the adulteration of any food, drug, or cosmetic carried out with knowledge that it is probable that the death or injury of a person will be caused by such adulteration.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7398/
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"H.R. 7398: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the adulteration of any food, drug, or cosmetic carried out with knowledge that it is probable that the death or injury of a person will be caused by such adulteration.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7398/.
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H.R. 7398, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7398/.
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[H.R. 7398: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the adulteration of any food, drug, or cosmetic carried out with knowledge that it is probable that the death or injury of a person will be caused by such adulteration.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7398/)
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