,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #g1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,schweikert 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 deem foods
 containing xylitol as misbranded unless
 the label or labeling of such foods    
contains a warning specifying the toxic 
effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,paws ,off ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,xylitol 
label and labeling requirements  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #djc of the ,federal  
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7z7 ,if it is a 
food that contains xylitol1 unless the  
label or labeling of such food contains 
a warning specifying the toxic effects  
of xylitol for dogs if ingested4  4  7b7
 ,rulemaking  7#a7 ,interim rule ,not   

later than #f months after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue an interim final rule to    
carry out the amendment made by         
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,final rule ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue a final rule to carry out   
the amendment made by subsection 7a74   
7c7 ,secretary defined ,in this section1
 the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 acting through the           
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs4