Matt Haller EtO Awareness Act

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7167 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7167

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make food and food 
 additives that are sterilized using ethylene oxide or propylene oxide 
misbranded unless that use is disclosed on its labeling, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2022

 Ms. Newman (for herself, Mr. Quigley, and Ms. Speier) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make food and food 
 additives that are sterilized using ethylene oxide or propylene oxide 
misbranded unless that use is disclosed on its labeling, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Matt Haller EtO Awareness Act''.

SEC. 2. FOOD AND FOOD ADDITIVES MISBRANDED IF LABELING FAILS TO 
              DISCLOSE ETHYLENE OXIDE OR PROPYLENE OXIDE USE.

    (a) In General.--Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(z) If it is a food or food additive that is sterilized using any 
amount of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, unless it bears labeling 
conspicuously stating that fact.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to food or food additives introduced or delivered 
for introduction into interstate commerce on or after the date that is 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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