A bill to prohibit the implementation of certain regulations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture regarding irradiated foods, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prescribe labels for such foods, and for other purposes.
Food Irradiation Safety and Labeling Requirement Act of 1989 - Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing pork irradiation regulations and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing other food irradiation regulations.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for and report within two years on a study of the risks to human health and the environment presented by food irradiation.
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that food for domestic use or export which has been irradiated be labeled in a prescribed fashion. Requires restaurant menus to indicate when foods have been irradiated.
Requires persons irradiating food to report at least semiannually to the Secretary.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research, Gen. Leg.
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