duction of the animal feed on the land com-
menced; or 
‘‘(B) the container bears a label that clear-
ly indicates that the egg or egg product was de-
rived from poultry that— 
‘‘(i) were raised on land on which sew-
age sludge was applied; or 
‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced 
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(aa) The term ‘sewage sludge’ has the meaning 
given to such term in section 402(j)(2) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342(j)(2)).’’. 
(c) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER FEDERAL MEAT 
INSPECTION ACT.—Section 1 of the Federal Meat Inspec-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 601) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (m)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (8); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) effective one year after the date of the 
enactment of the Sewage Sludge in Food Production 
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Consumer Notification Act, if it is derived from live-
stock that grazed, or consumed animal feed pro-
duced, on land on which sewage sludge was applied, 
unless— 
‘‘(A) the application of sewage sludge to 
the land terminated more than one year before 
the date on which the livestock began grazing 
on the land or the date on which the production 
of the animal feed on the land commenced; 
‘‘(B) the carcass, part thereof, meat or 
meat food product bears a label that clearly in-
dicates that the livestock— 
‘‘(i) grazed on land on which sewage 
sludge was applied; or 
‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced 
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied; or 
‘‘(C) in the case of a carcass, part thereof, 
meat or meat food product generally offered for 
sale without labeling, a sign is posted within 
close proximity of the item to notify consumers 
that the livestock— 
‘‘(i) grazed on land on which sewage 
sludge was applied; or 
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‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced 
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(x) The term ‘sewage sludge’ has the meaning given 
to such term in section 402(j)(2) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342(j)(2)).’’. 
(d) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER POULTRY PROD-
UCTS INSPECTION ACT.—Section 4 of the Poultry Prod-
ucts Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (7); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (8) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) effective one year after the date of the en-
actment of the Sewage Sludge in Food Production 
Consumer Notification Act, if it is derived from 
poultry that were raised, or that consumed animal 
feed produced, on land on which sewage sludge was 
applied, unless— 
‘‘(A) the application of sewage sludge to 
the land terminated more than one year before 
the date on which the poultry began to be 
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raised on the land or the date on which the pro-
duction of the animal feed on the land com-
menced; 
‘‘(B) the poultry product bears a label that 
clearly indicates that the poultry contained in 
the product— 
‘‘(i) were raised on land on which sew-
age sludge was applied; or 
‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced 
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied; or 
‘‘(C) in the case of a poultry product gen-
erally offered for sale without labeling, a sign is 
posted within close proximity of the item to no-
tify consumers that the poultry contained in the 
product— 
‘‘(i) were raised on land on which sew-
age sludge was applied; or 
‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced 
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(cc) The term ‘sewage sludge’ has the meaning 
given to such term in section 402(j)(2) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342(j)(2)).’’. 
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(e) RELATION TO NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section or 
the amendments made by this section shall be con-
strued to modify the prohibition contained in part 
205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, on the 
use of sewage sludge, including ash, grit, or 
screenings from the production of sewage sludge, in 
organic food production under the National Organic 
Program of the Department of Agriculture. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘sewage sludge’’ has the meaning given to such term 
in section 503.9(w) of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (or any successor regulations), except that 
such term includes ash generated during the firing 
of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator or 
grit and screenings generated during preliminary 
treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. 
Æ 
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