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Today, after a bit of drama yesterday, HR 2749 – The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 – passed overwhelmingly and with serious bi-partisan support. It is now headed to the Senate with a likely stop over at a Conference Committee before it lands on the President’s desk.
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From the Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
"Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, legislation that will raise food safety standards, allow the FDA to issue mandatory recalls of harmful products,and enhance our oversight of
Consumer advocates breathed a sigh of relief today as the House took a major step towards FDA reform by passing H.R. 2749, The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
After the provision fell just short of the supermajority needed under a suspension of the rules yesterday, the bill passed easily (283-142) under a closed rule.
An outbreak of Salmonella in Memphis Tennessee linked to a local bar-be-que restaurant has resulted in legal action. A lawsuit was filed today in the Circuit Court for Shelby County, Tennessee against A&R Bar-be-que, LLC. The lawsuit was filed by Seattle foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark and by John Day of the Tennessee firm
Republicans did not like how the Democrats did it, but they provided enough votes Thursday to see the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 pass the U.S. House of Representatives with a strong bipartisan vote of 283-to-142.
Just before passing the biggest food safety reform since 1938, the House Democrats had to turn back a
The U.S. House of Representatives at 2:41 p.m. EDT began debating the rule under which H.B. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 will be considered later today. Debate on the rule is scheduled to take one hour and debate on the bill is scheduled for another hour. Here is a PDF copy
Here is what is going to happen today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to get H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, passed:
After the House gets through with the Defense Appropriations Act of 2010, it will turn to House Resolution 691, the rule for consideration of H.R. 2749. There
Frontera Produce, of Texas, is recalling a lot of cilantro that may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to The Packer. Frontera is not, however, releasing to the public the names of the retailers that received the recalled lot. According to the story:
Frontera identified the lot as 118122, and said it was distributed
Congress today knocked H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, off the fast track. It fell six votes short of achieving the two-thirds necessary to pass without amendments under a suspension of House rules.
In the next couple of days, it will come up under regular order, meaning it can be adopted with
Today’s failed attempt at comprehensive food safety reform left consumer advocates deeply disappointed, but ready to resume the fight.
Many in the food safety community expected to have the votes to pass HR 2749, a bipartisan measure that unanimously passed out of committee in June, but the measure fell just short of the supermajority