A bill to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and intentional violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 31, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose a fine and/or a prison term of up to 10 years for knowingly and intentionally to defraud or mislead, and with conscious or reckless disregard of a risk of death or serious bodily injury: (1) introducing into or receiving or delivering in interstate commerce any food, drug, device, tobacco product, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded; (2) adulterating or misbranding any such item in interstate commerce; or (3) altering, mutilating, destroying, obliterating, or removing labeling of such item while it is held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce resulting in such item being adulterated or misbranded.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S339-340)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S340)
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2552; text as passed Senate: CR S2552)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2552; text as passed Senate: CR S2552)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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