,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajiac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,october #bf1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,mace introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,food1   
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act to make       
adulterated food containing certain     
preservatives1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,eliminating ,dangerous    
,preservatives ,act4  #b4 ,food         
containing certain preservatives        
adulterated  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#djb of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and  
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7j7 ,if it is a food        
intended for human consumption and it   
contains any amount of butylated        
hydroxyanisole1 butylated               
hydroxytoluene1 or                      
tert-butylhydroquinone4  4  7b7         
,applicability ,the amendment made by   

subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to food introduced or delivered for     
introduction into interstate commerce on
 or after the date that is #b years     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7c7 ,regulations ,not later than 
#b years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services1 acting through   
the ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs   
7in this section referred to as the     
,secretary71 shall issue regulations to 
implement the amendment made by         
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,report to         
,congress ,not later than #c years after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary shall submit to the     
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate a  
report-- 7#a7 on the implementation of  
the amendment made by subsection 7a71   
including any efforts by food           
manufacturers to reformulate food to    

contain substances other than the       
substances specified in section #djb7;j7
 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and      
,cosmetic ,act 7as added by such        
subsection 7a772 and  7#b7 any          
recommendations of the ,secretary for   
additional legislative or regulatory    
action with respect to the substances   
specified in such section #djb7;j74