Food Safety Issues for the 113th Congress

Johnson, Renée

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Food;    Food safety;    Government regulation;    Agricultural policies;   

RP-ID  :  R42885
RP-ID  :  R42885_2014Feb03

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Congress passed comprehensive food safety legislation in December 2010 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), P.L. 111-353), representing the largest expansion and overhaul of U.S. food safety authorities since the 1930s. This report discusses Congress' oversight in regards to FSMA and its interest in several other issues including food safety initiatives covering meat, poultry, and seafood products; legislation intended to curtail the non-medical use of antibiotics in animal feeds and to ban the use of certain plastic components commonly used in food containers; food labeling; stricter food safety enforcement mechanisms; and the use of plant and animal biotechnology.