Imported Raw Agricultural Commodity Safety Act of 1987
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 25, 1987)
Imported Raw Agricultural Commodity Safety Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a fiscal year plan for the distribution of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resources for sampling imported raw agricultural commodities to ensure: (1) compliance with pesticide residue laws; and (2) sharing of violations data among FDA districts.
Directs the Secretary to prepare a fiscal year summary of sampling activities which shall specify: (1) commodity types and volume; (2) country of export; (3) numbers of samples taken; and (4) violations, including commodity and pesticide, and the name of the importer.
Directs the Secretary, when a violation has been found, to monitor such commodity during the successive growing season.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit an enforcement report to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) include within such report a description of any pesticide residue detection research.
What just happenedApr 2, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Apr 2, 1987CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 25, 1987IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 25, 1987IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 1987IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House