United States · Bill · S
S. 429 (111th)
Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act of 2009
Introduced
12 February 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2240-2242)
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Summary
Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish food safety and agroterrorism training programs for appropriate federal employees and border patrol agents; (2) hire additional Food Safety and Inspection Service personnel; (3) provide notification of smuggled food products to the public and to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (4) provide the public with notification of recalled food products. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide notification of smuggled food products to the public and to DHS. Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to establish civil penalties for failure to present imported meat and poultry products for inspection. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require federal certification of food safety labs. Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary, through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, to establish a foodborne illness education and outreach grant program.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 February 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 February 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 12 February 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/429
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/429