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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 289
To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry
inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding
food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land
on which sewage sludge was applied.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg,
meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consum-
ers receive notification regarding food products produced
from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which
sewage sludge was applied.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS OF FOOD
PRODUCTS PRODUCED ON LAND ON WHICH
SEWAGE SLUDGE HAS BEEN APPLIED.
(a) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER FEDERAL FOOD,
DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.—Section 402 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(h)(1) If it is a food (intended for human consump-
tion and offered for sale) that was produced, or contains
any ingredient that was produced, on land on which sew-
age sludge was applied, unless—
‘‘(A) the application of sewage sludge to the
land terminated more than one year before the date
on which the production of the food or ingredient on
the land commenced;
‘‘(B) the food bears a label that clearly indi-
cates that the food, or an ingredient of the food, was
produced on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied; or
‘‘(C) in the case of a raw agricultural commod-
ity or other food generally offered for sale without
labeling, a sign is posted within close proximity of
the food to notify consumers that the food, or an in-
gredient of the food, was produced on land on which
sewage sludge was applied.’’.
(b) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER EGG PRODUCTS
INSPECTION ACT.—Section 4(a) of the Egg Products In-
spection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(7);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(9) if it is derived from poultry that are
raised, or that consume 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
raised on the land or the date on which the pro-
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 are raised, or that
consume animal feed produced, on land on
which sewage sludge was applied.’’.
(c) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER FEDERAL MEAT
INSPECTION ACT.—Section 1(m) of the Federal Meat In-
spection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(m)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(8);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(10) if it is derived from livestock that grazed,
or 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 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 grazed, or consumed
animal feed produced, on land on which sewage
sludge was applied; 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 grazed, or consumed animal
feed produced, on land on which sewage sludge
was applied.’’.
(d) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER POULTRY PROD-
UCTS INSPECTION ACT.—Section 4(g) of the Egg Prod-
ucts Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(7);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(9) if it is derived from poultry that was
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
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 was raised, or
consumed animal feed produced, on land on
which sewage sludge was applied; 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 was raised, or
consumed animal feed produced, on land on
which sewage sludge was applied.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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