A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the registration of food importers and to require the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to be notified of food imported into the United States.

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Provides that on or before December 31 of each even-numbered year, every person who owns or operates any establishment in any State engaged in the importation of food for purposes of resale shall register with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare his name, principal place of business, and the location of each such establishment. Authorizes the Secretary to assign a registration number (or numbers) to any person registered in accordance with this Act. Declares that no person who is required to register under this Act may for purposes of resale import food into the United States from any place outside thereof unless he has notified the Secretary of such importation.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 June 1973

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