S.Amdt. 4698
What it does: Adds SEC. 212. REPORT ON FOOD FRAUD on page 222, between lines 4 and 5
Sen. Mark L. Pryor (D-AR)What it changes
1 change to S. 510
Adds SEC. 212. REPORT ON FOOD FRAUD on page 222, between lines 4 and 5
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 212. REPORT ON FOOD FRAUD.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written report on food fraud.
Inserted: (b) Contents of Report.--The report described in subsection (a) shall include--
Inserted: (1) a list of food fraud complaints filed with the Food and Drug Administration;
Inserted: (2) a list of food fraud investigations conducted by the Food and Drug Administration;
Inserted: (3) penalties for food fraud assessed by the Food and Drug Administration;
Inserted: (4) resources of the Food and Drug Administration that are used to combat food fraud, including staffing and equipment;
Inserted: (5) field reports of food fraud investigations conducted by the Food and Drug Administration; and
Inserted: (6) recommendations of resources the Food and Drug Administration could use to combat food fraud.
Inserted: (c) Food Fraud Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term "food fraud" means an act of producing a food product designed for human consumption that is intentionally mislabeled, adulterated, or otherwise not of the nature, substance, or quality expected by consumers.
Original wording
On page 222, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 4698. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 510, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 222, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
SEC. 212. REPORT ON FOOD FRAUD.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written report on food fraud.
(b) Contents of Report.--The report described in subsection (a) shall include--
(1) a list of food fraud complaints filed with the Food and Drug Administration;
(2) a list of food fraud investigations conducted by the Food and Drug Administration;
(3) penalties for food fraud assessed by the Food and Drug Administration;
(4) resources of the Food and Drug Administration that are used to combat food fraud, including staffing and equipment;
(5) field reports of food fraud investigations conducted by the Food and Drug Administration; and
(6) recommendations of resources the Food and Drug Administration could use to combat food fraud.
(c) Food Fraud Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term “food fraud” means an act of producing a food product designed for human consumption that is intentionally mislabeled, adulterated, or otherwise not of the nature, substance, or quality expected by consumers.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2010