Congress 107 - HR 3885 - Seafood Safety and Mercury Screening Act of 2002

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Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Child health Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Protection Environmental risk assessment Families Food adulteration and inspection Food safety Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Health education Health warnings Infants Law Mercury Pregnant women Public service advertising Risk assessment Science, Technology, Communications Seafood Women Women's health

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Seafood Safety and Mercury Screening Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) provide that seafood containing an unsafe quantity of methyl mercury shall be deemed to be adulterated; (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a tolerance for methyl mercury in seafood based on a scientific analysis of the health risks attributable to such substance; and (3) deem unsafe any seafood containing methyl mercury over the tolerance limits.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to pregnant women, infants, and children from aggregate exposure to methyl mercury.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a sampling system to determine the extent of tolerance compliance; (2) design and implement a related public education program; (3) develop national and regional methyl mercury advisories; and (4) consider certain findings of the National Academy of Sciences regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's recommended level for methyl mercury.

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Mar 26, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 6, 2002

Introduced in House

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