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Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4316| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2022
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2022 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 Reassessment to reassess the safety of GRAS and other specified substances.
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Timeline
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 26, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 26, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4694: Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2021

Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4316| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2022
Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2022 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 Reassessment to reassess the safety of GRAS and other specified substances.
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Timeline
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 26, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 26, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4694: Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted