Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2022
Latest action · May 26, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2022
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to incorporate certain requirements into its regulations about Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) food substances, including specific restrictions on substances that cause cancer or human reproductive or developmental toxicity. The bill also establishes an Office of Food Chemical Safety Reassessment to reassess the safety of GRAS and other specified substances.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2022 to Jun 9, 2022, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 26, 2022 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 26, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Jun 9, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2022Introduced in Senate
- May 26, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4694 | Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jul 27, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2022Introduced in Senate
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