Infant Formula Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2333
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-01
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Infant Formula Protection Act of 2021 </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the sale of an infant formula if its use-by date has passed.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2333 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2021 Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the retail sale of infant formula if its use by date has passed.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Infant Formula Protection Act of 2021 . 2. Expired infant formula (a) Prohibited act Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 331 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (fff) The retail sale of infant formula if the use by date of such infant formula, as specified in the labeling of such formula in accordance with section 107.20 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), has passed. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.