A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and animal quarantine laws to provide for improved public health and food safety through the reduction of pathogens, and for other purposes.
Pathogen Reduction Act of 1994 - Title I: Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish procedures to reduce foodborne pathogen related illnesses, including: (1) tracing and recall authority; (2) civil penalties; (3) pathogen standards; and (4) import requirements.
Title II: Amends specified Federal laws with regard to related control of livestock or poultry disease, including quarantine, imports, and exports.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13291-13292)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
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