S 376 · in committee · major
Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The FDA can request access to large animal farms to collect samples for investigating foodborne illness outbreaks.
- Concentrated animal-feeding operations must grant the FDA reasonable access to sample plants, animals, water, and facilities.
- Farms that refuse access face penalties; data collected is shared with USDA and health agencies.
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How would expanded FDA sampling access to large farms change the speed and effectiveness of identifying sources during foodborne illness outbreaks?
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What specific penalties would farms face for refusing FDA access, and how might those costs affect smaller versus larger concentrated animal operations?
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What privacy or proprietary concerns might farms have about FDA sample collection and data sharing with USDA and other health agencies?
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Sponsor · D-NJ
Cory A. Booker
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Introduced 2025-02-03
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-03 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-02-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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