John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act

Bill: 114-s-1214
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2015-05-06
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food supply, safety, and labeling

Health

Mammals

Meat

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act</b></p> <p>Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. </p> <p> Prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1214 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 6, 2015 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Graham , Ms. Collins , and Ms. Mikulski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) unlike cows, pigs, and other domesticated species, horses and other members of the equidae family are not raised for the purpose of human consumption; (2) equines raised in the United States are frequently treated with substances that are not approved for use in horses intended for human consumption and equine parts are therefore unsafe within the meaning of section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (3) equines raised in the United States are frequently treated with drugs, including phen­yl­bu­ta­zone, acepromazine, boldenone un­dec­y­len­ate, omep­ra­zole, ketoprofen, xy­la­zine, hy­al­uron­ic acid, ni­tro­fu­ra­zone, polysulfated gly­cos­ami­no­gly­can, clenbuterol, tolazoline, and ponazuril, which are not approved for use in horses intended for human consumption and equine parts are therefore unsafe within the meaning of section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (4) consuming parts of an equine raised in the United States likely poses a serious threat to human health and the public should be protected from these unsafe products. 3. Prohibitions Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 331 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (ddd) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section— (1) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under section 409 of this Act; (2) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under section 512 of this Act; and (3) the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption is hereby prohibited. .