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S 2675 99th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Civil actions and liability Courts and Civil Procedure Department of Agriculture Food adulteration and inspection Food and Food Industry Injunctions Judicial review Judicial review of administrative acts Meat Meat inspection

Processed Products Inspection Improvement Act of 1986

Introduced: July 22, 1986 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research.
Jul 30, 1986
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Departmen.
Jul 22, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 22, 1986
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Processed Products Inspection Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to redescribe the manner and frequency of inspection of meat food products to include the requirement that the Secretary of Agriculture take into account for each establishment: (1) the nature and frequency of processing operations; (2) the adequacy and reliability of processing controls and sanitary procedures; and (3) the history of inspection compliance. Changes the requirement that condemned meat food products be destroyed for "food purposes," to a requirement that they be destroyed for "human food purposes."

Authorizes a court, upon the Secretary of Agriculture's request, to issue a temporary order forbidding operational control of a facility subject to Federal inspection by any person convicted of a felony involving intentional adulteration of food, extortion, or bribery, if control by such person would pose a threat to public health or safety or a clear likelihood of significant economic harm to consumers.

Authorizes the Secretary to commence civil actions for inspection suspensions in cases of: (1) repeated offenses; and (2) assaults or threats of assault on inspectors.

Provides for judicial review of such suspension in courts of appeal.

Provides that amendments made by this Act shall not be construed to authorize the Secretary to refuse to provide inspection solely because an establishment does not participate in a total plant quality-control program.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that it should evaluate the effects of this Act eight years after its enactment.

What's happening now July 30, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research.

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