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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7336 

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection 

Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to provide that meat, poultry, 

and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2018 

Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 

Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to provide that meat, poultry, and egg products 

containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pathogen Reduction 

5 and Testing Reform Act of 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PRODUCTS CONTAINING CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR 

2 CONTAMINANTS ADULTERATED. 

3 (a) MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.—Section 

4 1(m) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 

5 601(m)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘or a microbial pathogen 

8 that is associated with serious illness or death’’ 

9 after ‘‘which may render it injurious to health’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘or such a microbial 

12 pathogen’’ after ‘‘added substance’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

15 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 

16 (E), respectively; 

17 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

18 the following new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) if it bears or contains a strain of a 

20 microbial pathogen, such as Campylobacter or 

21 Salmonella, that is resistant to not fewer than 

22 two critically important antibiotics for human 

23 medicine (as specified in the World Health Or24 ganization’s list of Critically Important Antimi25 crobials);’’; and 


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1 (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated 

2 by subparagraph (A)) by striking ‘‘clause (B), 

3 (C), or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph 

4 or subparagraph (C) or (D)’’. 

5 (b) POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.—Section 

6 4(g) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 

7 453(g)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘or a microbial pathogen 

10 that is associated with serious illness or death’’ 

11 after ‘‘which may render it injurious to health’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘or such a microbial 

14 pathogen’’ after ‘‘added substance’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

17 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 

18 (E), respectively; 

19 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

20 the following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(B) if it bears or contains a strain of a 

22 microbial pathogen, such as Campylobacter or 

23 Salmonella, that is resistant to not fewer than 

24 two critically important antibiotics for human 

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1 ganization’s list of Critically Important Antimi2 crobials);’’; and 

3 (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated 

4 by subparagraph (A)) by striking ‘‘clause (B), 

5 (C), or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph 

6 or subparagraph (C) or (D)’’. 

7 (c) EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS.—Section 4(a) of the 

8 Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033(a)) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘or a microbial pathogen 

12 that is associated with serious illness or death’’ 

13 after ‘‘which may render it injurious to health’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘or such a microbial 

16 pathogen’’ after ‘‘added substance’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

19 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 

20 (E), respectively; 

21 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

22 the following new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(B) if it bears or contains a strain of a 

24 microbial pathogen, such as Campylobacter or 

25 Salmonella, that is resistant to not fewer than 


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1 two critically important antibiotics for human 

2 medicine (as specified in the World Health Or3 ganization’s list of Critically Important Antimi4 crobials);’’; and 

5 (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated 

6 by subparagraph (A)) by striking ‘‘clause (B), 

7 (C), or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph 

8 or subparagraph (C) or (D)’’. 

9 SEC. 3. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CONTAMI10 NANTS REQUIRED. 

11 (a) MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.—The Fed12 eral Meat Inspection Act is amended by inserting after 

13 section 9 (21 U.S.C. 609) the following new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 9A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CON15 TAMINANTS REQUIRED. 

16 ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact17 ment of this section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of 

18 examinations or inspections conducted under this Act, es19 tablish sampling protocols and testing procedures using 

20 the methods and technologies the Secretary determines 

21 are most appropriate— 

22 ‘‘(1) to determine if meat and meat food prod23 ucts are adulterated within the meaning of para24 graph (1) or (2)(B) of section 1(m); and 


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1 ‘‘(2) to prevent the use in commerce of any 

2 product that is determined to be so adulterated.’’. 

3 (b) POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.—The Poul4 try Products Inspection Act is amended by inserting after 

5 section 8 (21 U.S.C. 457) the following new section: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 8A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CON7 TAMINANTS REQUIRED. 

8 ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact9 ment of this section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of 

10 examinations or inspections conducted under this Act, es11 tablish sampling protocols and testing procedures using 

12 the methods and technologies the Secretary determines 

13 are most appropriate— 

14 ‘‘(1) to determine if poultry and poultry prod15 ucts are adulterated within the meaning of para16 graph (1) or (2)(B) of section 4(g); and 

17 ‘‘(2) to prevent the entry into or flow or move18 ment in commerce of, or the burdening of commerce 

19 by, any such product that is determined to be so 

20 adulterated.’’. 

21 (c) EGG AND EGG PRODUCTS.—The Egg Products 

22 Inspection Act is amended by inserting after section 7 (21 

23 U.S.C. 1036) the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 7A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CON2 TAMINANTS REQUIRED. 

3 ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact4 ment of this section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of 

5 examinations or inspections conducted under this Act, es6 tablish sampling protocols and testing procedures using 

7 the methods and technologies the Secretary determines 

8 are most appropriate— 

9 ‘‘(1) to determine if eggs and egg products are 

10 adulterated within the meaning of paragraph (1) or 

11 (2)(B) of section 4(a); and 

12 ‘‘(2) to prevent the entry into or flow or move13 ment in commerce of, or the burdening of commerce 

14 by, any such product that is determined to be so 

15 adulterated.’’. 

16 SEC. 4. REGULATIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE. 

17 (a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 months after 

18 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

19 Agriculture shall issue regulations to carry out the amend20 ments made by this Act. 

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this Act shall apply with respect to meat and meat food 

23 products, poultry and poultry products, and eggs and egg 

24 products entering into interstate or foreign commerce on 

25 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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