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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5762 

To prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to require 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers and school 

districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject 

to voluntary recall. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. SUTTON, 

Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FARR, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. WELCH of Vermont) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human 

food and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers and school districts that have 

purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall. 

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 ‘‘Food Safety Recall 

5 Information Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND 

2 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PURCHASE MEAT, 

3 POULTRY, OR EGG PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO 

4 VOLUNTARY RECALL. 

5 (a) MEAT PRODUCTS.—The Federal Meat Inspection 

6 Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by— 

7 (1) redesignating section 411 as section 412; 

8 and 

9 (2) inserting after section 410 the following 

10 new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 411. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND 

12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PURCHASE MEAT 

13 PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY RE14 CALL. 

15 ‘‘(a) REPORTING TO SECRETARY.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person that voluntarily 

17 recalls a meat product shall, not later than 5 days 

18 after the date on which the voluntary recall begins, 

19 submit to the Secretary a list of all retail stores or 

20 public school districts that are known to have pur21 chased a meat product subject to the voluntary re22 call. 

23 ‘‘(2) UPDATED LIST.—Not later than 5 days 

24 after the date on which a person required to submit 

25 a list under paragraph (1) learns of a retail store or 

26 public school district that has purchased a meat 


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1 product subject to the voluntary recall referred to in 

2 such paragraph that has not been submitted to the 

3 Secretary under this subsection, such person shall 

4 submit the name of such retail store or public school 

5 district to the Secretary. 

6 ‘‘(b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 5 days after 

7 learning that a retail store or public school district has 

8 purchased a meat product subject to a voluntary recall, 

9 the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and 

10 otherwise make publicly available the name of such retail 

11 store or public school district.’’. 

12 (b) POULTRY PRODUCTS.—The Poultry Products In13 spection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding 

14 at the end the following new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 31. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND 

16 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PURCHASE POUL17 TRY PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY RE18 CALL. 

19 ‘‘(a) REPORTING TO SECRETARY.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person that voluntarily 

21 recalls a poultry product shall, not later than 5 days 

22 after the date on which the voluntary recall begins, 

23 submit to the Secretary a list of all retail stores or 

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1 chased a poultry product subject to the voluntary re2 call. 

3 ‘‘(2) UPDATED LIST.—Not later than 5 days 

4 after the date on which a person required to submit 

5 a list under paragraph (1) learns of a retail store or 

6 public school district that has purchased a poultry 

7 product subject to the voluntary recall referred to in 

8 such paragraph that has not been submitted to the 

9 Secretary under this subsection, such person shall 

10 submit the name of such retail store or public school 

11 district to the Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 5 days after 

13 learning that a retail store or public school district has 

14 purchased a poultry product subject to a voluntary recall, 

15 the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and 

16 otherwise make publicly available the name of such retail 

17 store or public school district.’’. 

18 (c) EGG PRODUCTS.—The Egg Products Inspection 

19 Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

20 the end the following new section: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 30. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND 

22 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PURCHASE EGG 

23 PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY RE24 CALL. 

25 ‘‘(a) REPORTING TO SECRETARY.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person that voluntarily 

2 recalls a egg product shall, not later than 5 days 

3 after the date on which the voluntary recall begins, 

4 submit to the Secretary a list of all retail stores or 

5 public school districts that are known to have pur6 chased a egg product subject to the voluntary recall. 

7 ‘‘(2) UPDATED LIST.—Not later than 5 days 

8 after the date on which a person required to submit 

9 a list under paragraph (1) learns of a retail store or 

10 public school district that has purchased a egg prod11 uct subject to the voluntary recall referred to in such 

12 paragraph that has not been submitted to the Sec13 retary under this subsection, such person shall sub14 mit the name of such retail store or public school 

15 district to the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 5 days after 

17 learning that a retail store or public school district has 

18 purchased a egg product subject to a voluntary recall, the 

19 Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and other20 wise make publicly available the name of such retail store 

21 or public school district.’’. 

22 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF NONAMBULATORY LIVE23 STOCK FOR HUMAN FOOD. 

24 Section 1(m) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 

25 U.S.C. 601(m)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in2 serting ‘‘;’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘substance.’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘substance; or’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(10) if it is derived from an animal that, at 

8 the time of slaughter, is unable to stand and walk 

9 unassisted.’’. 

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