Imported Food Safety Improvement Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 8, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 25, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Imported Food Safety Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to refuse admission into the United States of any food (or any type of food) from a country, growing area, producer, manufacturer, or shipper if the Secretary determines that such food: (1) has been associated with repeated and separate outbreaks of foodborne disease or has been repeatedly determined to be adulterated; (2) presents a reasonable probability of causing significant adverse health consequences or death; and (3) is likely, without systemic intervention or changes, to cause disease or be adulterated again.
Directs the Secretary to rescind such a determination if it is no longer justified because of remedial action or other circumstances. Sets forth procedures for review of such determinations.
Authorizes the Secretary to make an emergency determination to refuse admission to food that has been strongly associated with a single outbreak of foodborne disease that has caused serious adverse health consequences or death.
Requires that any refusal to admit food under this Act be done in a manner consistent with bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements.
Provides that nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to diminish the authority of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to ensure the safety of food.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 25, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 8, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 30, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H12231-12235)
- Oct 25, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 25, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H15308–H15310 | Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Dec 11, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H13404–H13408 | Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Nov 8, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H12232–H12235 | Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Oct 30, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-142 | THE RECENT SALMONELLA OUTBREAK: LESSONS LEARNED AND CONSEQUENCES TO INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC HEALTH472 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 31, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-109 | THE HEPARIN DISASTER: CHINESE COUNTERFEITS AND AMERICAN FAILURES431 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-107 | FDA'S FOREIGN DRUG INSPECTION PROGRAM: WEAKNESSES PLACE AMERICANS AT RISK266 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-92 | CONTAMINATED FOOD: PRIVATE SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY384 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 26, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Imported Food Safety Improvement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
