United States · Bill · S
S. 1868 (106th)
Egg Safety Act of 1999
Introduced
5 November 1999
Last action
5 November 1999 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
Egg Safety Act of 1999 - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate egg inspection regulations applicable to specified poultry producers. Requires such regulations to provide for: (1) effective monitoring of performance standards; (2) hazard analysis and critical control point-based egg safety programs; (3) carton labeling that warns of illnesses associated with raw or undercooked eggs; (4) uniform expiration dating, and new expiration dating for pasteurized shell eggs; (5) prohibition of returned (retail) eggs as repackaged shell eggs for human consumption; and (6) Salmonella enteritidis testing and affected egg pasteurization. Authorizes the Food Safety and Inspection Service to determine the production origin of Salmonella-contaminated eggs.
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Timeline
5 November 1999
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
5 November 1999
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14088-14089)
Source: IntroReferral
5 November 1999
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 5 November 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Egg Safety Act of 2000
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/1868
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1868
- us · 106-s-1868 · source updated 20 August 2025