H.R. 7588 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7588 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2024Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Khanna, and Ms. DeLauro) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, to reassess certain food ingredients used in the preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2024. 2. Reassessment of ingredients used in the preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products (a) In general Not later than December 31, 2026, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, shall— (1) determine whether each covered food ingredient would make unfit for human food— (A) a meat food product, under section 1(m)(2)(A) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(m)(2)(A)); (B) a poultry product, under section 4(g)(2)(A) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)(2)(A)); or (C) an egg product, under section 4(a)(2)(A) of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033(a)(2)(A)); and (2) initiate any rulemaking to amend appropriate regulations based on each determination under paragraph (1). (b) Covered food ingredient defined In this section, the term covered food ingredient means— (1) butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA); (2) butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT); (3) cetylpyridinium chloride; (4) sodium aluminum phosphate; (5) sodium nitrite; (6) sulfuric acid; and (7) titanium dioxide.