Search Results: keywords:"seafood safety"

  • H. R. 2776 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,111

    H.R. 2776, known as the "Imported Seafood Quality Enforcement Act," aims to ensure the safety of seafood imported into the United States. It requires foreign countries to certify their compliance with U.S. seafood safety standards and mandates annual inspections of foreign...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 2776 is a rule that wants to make sure all the seafood coming into the U.S. is safe to eat by checking a lot of the seafood for safety, making other countries promise their fish is safe, and giving out penalties if it's not.

  • H. R. 512 — To establish a fund to promote the inspection and consumption of shrimp and products containing shrimp or shrimp parts.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:814

    H.R. 512 seeks to create a fund in the U.S. Treasury called the "Inspection and Consumption of Shrimp and Shrimp Products Fund." This fund will consist of 70% of specific duties collected on imported shrimp products and will be used to support two main activities. First, half...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 512 is a plan to use money from taxes on shrimp from other countries to make sure the shrimp is safe to eat and to help more people in America want to eat shrimp. Half of this money will check the shrimp for yucky things, and the other half will help tell people about how tasty shrimp is!