US Congress House Bill 4750 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Meat Contamination Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to permit an entity that purchases carcasses, carcass parts, meat, or meat food products that have been inspected and found to be unadulterated to perform or cause to be performed at the entity's expense a further examination to ensure that the products remain unadulterated. Prohibits a person, firm, or corporation from preventing (by contract or any other means) such further examination. Subjects a violator of such prohibition to imprisonment and/or fine. Makes similar amendments to the Poultry Products Inspection Act.

Meat Contamination Prevention Act of 2010

Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-18		Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
2010-03-03		Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4750/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4750/BILLS-111hr4750ih.pdf