Senate Passes Food Safety Legislation Expanding FDA and State Authority
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What happened
The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Making America’s Food Safer Act, which aims to strengthen the nation’s food safety system. The legislation changes how federal, state, and local regulators respond to potential food safety threats. Key provisions include giving the Food and Drug Administration greater ability to share food safety information with state and local agencies, and expanding third-party certification to audit both domestic and foreign food supply chain entities.
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Why it matters
The act expands the regulatory mandate of the FDA and grants the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services authority to order the destruction of contaminated, FDA-regulated products. These changes affect the operational responsibilities of federal and state regulators and introduce new auditing requirements across the food supply chain.
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Who's involved
- Tim KaineSupported the passage of the food safety legislation in the Senate.
- senatePassed the Making America’s Food Safer Act by unanimous consent.
- FDAWill gain greater ability to share food safety information with state and local agencies.
- Bill CassidyCo-sponsored the bipartisan food safety legislation.
Who could feel it
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