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Safe Food Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1995| Senate 
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (3)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safe Food Act of 2019 This bill establishes the Food Safety Administration (FSA) as an independent agency to administer and enforce food safety laws. The functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws are transferred to the FSA. The FSA is directed to promulgate regulations to protect the food supply from contamination; implement federal food safety inspection, labeling, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health; develop consistent and science-based standards for safe food; prioritize federal food safety efforts and deployment of resources to achieve the greatest benefit in reducing foodborne illness; administer a national food safety program based on an analysis of the hazards associated with different foods and the processing of different foods; require that all food and feed facilities register before operation or importation of food, feed, or ingredients; establish an accreditation system for foreign governments seeking to certify food for importation to the United States; establish requirements for tracing food and animals from point of origin to retail sale; establish and administer a food safety technology program to foster innovations with the potential to improve food safety; maintain or access an active surveillance system of food and epidemiological evidence; establish a sampling system to monitor contaminants in food; rank categories of food based on their health hazard; establish a national public education campaign on food safety; and conduct research relating to food safety. This bill includes provisions regarding prohibited acts, recall authority, penalties for violations of food safety laws, whistle-blower protection, and civil actions.
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Timeline
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4570-4579)
Oct 21, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4755
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • June 26, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 26, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4570-4579)


  • October 21, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4755
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4755: Safe Food Act of 2019
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAgricultural tradeAnimal and plant healthBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer affairsDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of CommerceDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Food industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth promotion and preventive careIntergovernmental relationsLicensing and registrationsLivestockMeatMedical researchResearch administration and fundingSeafoodState and local government operationsTrade restrictionsVeterinary medicine and animal diseases

Safe Food Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1995| Senate 
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Safe Food Act of 2019 This bill establishes the Food Safety Administration (FSA) as an independent agency to administer and enforce food safety laws. The functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws are transferred to the FSA. The FSA is directed to promulgate regulations to protect the food supply from contamination; implement federal food safety inspection, labeling, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health; develop consistent and science-based standards for safe food; prioritize federal food safety efforts and deployment of resources to achieve the greatest benefit in reducing foodborne illness; administer a national food safety program based on an analysis of the hazards associated with different foods and the processing of different foods; require that all food and feed facilities register before operation or importation of food, feed, or ingredients; establish an accreditation system for foreign governments seeking to certify food for importation to the United States; establish requirements for tracing food and animals from point of origin to retail sale; establish and administer a food safety technology program to foster innovations with the potential to improve food safety; maintain or access an active surveillance system of food and epidemiological evidence; establish a sampling system to monitor contaminants in food; rank categories of food based on their health hazard; establish a national public education campaign on food safety; and conduct research relating to food safety. This bill includes provisions regarding prohibited acts, recall authority, penalties for violations of food safety laws, whistle-blower protection, and civil actions.
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Timeline
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4570-4579)
Oct 21, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4755
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • June 26, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 26, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4570-4579)


  • October 21, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4755
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (3)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4755: Safe Food Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAgricultural tradeAnimal and plant healthBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer affairsDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of CommerceDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Food industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth promotion and preventive careIntergovernmental relationsLicensing and registrationsLivestockMeatMedical researchResearch administration and fundingSeafoodState and local government operationsTrade restrictionsVeterinary medicine and animal diseases