- On February 3, 2025, Senator Cory Booker and Representative Rosa DeLauro introduced a bill to provide FDA the authority to collect microbial samples at feed lots during foodborne illness outbreaks
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Rep. DeLauro Introduces Toxic Free Food Act
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- Representative Rosa DeLauro has introduced the Toxic Free Food Act to require FDA to “close the ‘Generally Recognized as Safe’ (GRAS) loophole and make chemical food additives subject to FDA
Senators Propose Heavy Metal Legislation with Product Testing Requirements
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- Earlier this month, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tammy Duckworth announced the introduction of legislation (the “Baby Food Safety Act of 2024”) intended to increase the safety of certain foods, including
Michigan and West Virginia Propose Unpasteurized, Raw Milk Bills
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- In recent proposed legislation, Michigan (HB 5603) and West Virginia (HB 4911) have proposed allowing the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk within their respective states. The
Florida Governor Supports Lab-Grown (Cultivated) Meat Ban
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- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expressed his support of two bills in the Florida Legislature that would ban the cultivation and sale of lab-grown (cultivated) meat products. He said in a
US House Introduces Bipartisan Feed Ingredient Bill
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- On December 7, 2023, several members of the House of Representatives introduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act (Innovative FEED Act). The bill was also introduced in
Senators Propose Bill to Eliminate Self-Affirmed GRAS
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- On November 21, 2023, Senators Edward J Markey and Senator Cory Booker introduced the Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act, which would end the legal entitlement to market foods
Bill Introduced to Establish Single Food Safety Agency
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- On July 13, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Food Safety Administration Act, which is legislation that would establish
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HELP Committee Approves Bill to Address Infant Formula Shortage
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- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has approved the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 (FDASLA) to introduce policies in response to the infant formula
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New Food Chemical Legislation Introduced
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- On July 26, 2021, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) announced the introduction of the Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2021 (FCRA, H.R. 4694). The FCRA, co-sponsored by Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and