US HB4590 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
School Meal Safety and Standards Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop guidelines for determining when it is appropriate to institute an administrative hold on suspect food and commodities being used in school meal programs; (2) work with states to increase the timeliness and completeness of their notifications to schools and school food authorities of food and commodity holds and recalls; (3) improve the timeliness and completeness of direct notifications to states, schools, and school food authorities about holds and recalls; (4) establish a timeframe for improving commodity hold and recall procedures so that they address the role of processors and distributors and facilitate the provision of more timely and complete information to states, schools, and school food authorities; (5) revise procedures to provide states with more specific instructions for schools and school food authorities about how to dispose of recalled foods and commodities and obtain timely reimbursement; (6) institute a systematic quality check procedure to ensure that holds and recalls on foods and commodities used by schools are carried out effectively; (7) study existing commercial practices and standards regarding food quality, safety, and testing; and (8) implement regulations that require the Department of Agriculture to meet or exceed, with respect to the school meal programs, commercial practices and standards. Directs the Secretary, within one year of this Act's enactment, to revise the procedures of the Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure that schools are included in recall effectiveness checks.
Title
School Meal Safety and Standards Act
Sponsors
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-02-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. | |
2010-02-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1693 (Related) 2009-09-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government investigations
Poverty and welfare assistance
Department of Agriculture
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government investigations
Poverty and welfare assistance
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4590/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4590/BILLS-111hr4590ih.pdf |