Search Results: keywords:"food safety regulations"

  • H. R. 2472 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of infant and toddler food, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,758

    H.R. 2472, also known as the "INFANTS Act of 2025," aims to ensure the safety of food for infants and toddlers by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The bill mandates that food manufacturers must test for harmful contaminants in foods intended for children up to 24 months old...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 2472 is a plan to make sure baby food is safe by having companies check that it's clean and not dangerous, and they have to tell adults in charge if they find something yucky in the food.

  • H. R. 690 — To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement Salmonella framework for raw poultry products.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:188

    H. R. 690 is a proposed bill that aims to stop the use of Federal funds for a specific purpose. It seeks to prevent the implementation of the "Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products," a rule suggested by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 690 is about stopping the government from spending money to make new rules for keeping chicken safe from germs that make people sick. It's like saying, "We won't spend our allowance on making new chicken safety rules."

  • H. R. 2615 — To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:696

    H. R. 2615, also known as the "Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act," aims to prohibit the sale of food containing unsafe levels of poppy seeds. The bill is named after Stephen Hacala, who died from morphine intoxication due to contaminated poppy seeds. It mandates the...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 2615 wants to make sure that food sold in stores doesn't have bad poppy seeds that can make people sick, and it gives a government doctor two years to decide how much of the bad stuff is okay before it's dangerous.