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HR 4762 99th Congress House Agriculture and Food Consumer protection Food additives Food adulteration and inspection Food and Food Industry Food industry Food irradiation Health Labeling Meat Pork Public safety Radiation Radiation safety

Food Irradiation Safety and Labeling Requirement Act of 1986

Introduced: May 7, 1986 See on congress.gov
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May 14, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 7, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 7, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Irradiation Safety and Labeling Requirement Act of 1986 - Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing pork irradiation regulations and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing other food irradiation regulations.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for and report within two years on a study of the risks to human health and the environment presented by food irradiation.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that food for domestic use or export which has been irradiated be labeled in a prescribed fashion. Requires restaurant menus to indicate when foods have been irradiated.

Requires persons irradiating food to report semiannually to the Secretary.

What's happening now May 14, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 18, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4762: Food Irradiation Safety and Labeling Requirement Act of 1986. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4762/
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"H.R. 4762: Food Irradiation Safety and Labeling Requirement Act of 1986." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4762/.
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H.R. 4762, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4762/.
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