Congress 107 - HR 172 - 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.

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Agriculture and Food Animals Commerce Consumer education Environmental Protection Farm lands Feed contamination Feeds Food adulteration and inspection Grazing Labeling Livestock Livestock industry Meat Natural foods Organic farming Poultry Poultry industry Sewage as fertilizer Sewage sludge Waste disposal sites

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Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to deem food, eggs, egg products, meat, meat products, and poultry products adulterated if they are produced, or are from poultry or livestock that consumed feed produced, on land on which sewage sludge was applied unless certain requirements are met. Prohibits labeling such food as organic if sewage sludge was used to produce such food.

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Mar 23, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Feb 7, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Jan 3, 2001

Introduced in House

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