To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry
inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding
food products produced from crops, livestock,... (Introduced in the House)
HR 261 IH1S
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 261
To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry
inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding
food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land
on which sewage sludge was applied.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 1999
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry
inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding
food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land
on which sewage sludge was applied.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS PRODUCED ON LAND
ON WHICH SEWAGE SLUDGE HAS BEEN APPLIED.
(a) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT- Section
402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(h)(1) If it is a food (intended for human consumption and offered
for sale) that was produced, or contains any ingredient that was produced,
on land on which sewage sludge was applied, unless--
`(A) the application of sewage sludge to the land terminated more than
one year before the date on which the production of the food or ingredient
on the land commenced;
`(B) the food bears a label that clearly indicates that the food, or
an ingredient of the food, was produced on land on which sewage sludge
was applied; or
`(C) in the case of a raw agricultural commodity or other food generally
offered for sale without labeling, a sign is posted within close proximity
of the food to notify consumers that the food, or an ingredient of the
food, was produced on land on which sewage sludge was applied.'.
(b) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT- Section 4(a)
of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of paragraph (7);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting
`; or'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(9) if it is derived from poultry that were raised, or that consumed
animal feed produced, on land on which sewage sludge was applied, unless--
`(A) the application of sewage sludge to the land terminated more than
one year before the date on which the poultry began to be raised on the
land or the date on which the production of the animal feed on the land
commenced; or
`(B) the container bears a label that clearly indicates that the egg
or egg product was derived from poultry that--
`(i) were raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied; or
`(ii) consumed animal feed produced on land on which sewage sludge
was applied.'.
(c) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT- Section 1(m)
of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(m)) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of paragraph (8);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting
`; or'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(10) if it is derived from livestock that grazed, or consumed animal
feed produced, on land on which sewage sludge was applied, unless--
`(A) the application of sewage sludge to the land terminated more than
one year before the date on which the livestock began grazing on the land
or the date on which the production of the animal feed on the land commenced;
`(B) the carcass, part thereof, meat or meat food product bears a label
that clearly indicates that the livestock--
`(i) grazed on land on which sewage sludge was applied; or
`(ii) consumed animal feed produced on land on which sewage sludge
was applied; or
`(C) in the case of a carcass, part thereof, meat or meat food product
generally offered for sale without labeling, a sign is posted within close
proximity of the item to notify consumers that the livestock--
`(i) grazed on land on which sewage sludge was applied; or
`(ii) consumed animal feed produced on land on which sewage sludge
was applied.'.
(d) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT- Section
4(g) of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of paragraph (7);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting
`; or'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(9) if it is derived from poultry that were raised, or that consumed
animal feed produced, on land on which sewage sludge was applied, unless--
`(A) the application of sewage sludge to the land terminated more than
one year before the date on which the poultry began to be raised on the
land or the date on which the production of the animal feed on the land
commenced;
`(B) the poultry product bears a label that clearly indicates that
the poultry contained in the product--
`(i) were raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied; or
`(ii) consumed animal feed produced on land on which sewage sludge
was applied; or
`(C) in the case of a poultry product generally offered for sale without
labeling, a sign is posted within close proximity of the item to notify
consumers that the poultry contained in the product--
`(i) were raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied; or
`(ii) consumed animal feed produced on land on which sewage sludge
was applied.'.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall take
effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.