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Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025
To provide the Food and Drug Administration with authority to conduct microbial sampling on concentrated animal feeding operations as necessary to facilitate a foodborne illness outbreak investigation, determine the root cause of an outbreak of foodborne illness, or address other public health needs.
Summary
This bill gives the Food and Drug Administration authority to request access to concentrated animal feeding operations to conduct microbial sampling during foodborne illness outbreak investigations or when needed to address public health concerns. The operations must provide reasonable access for sampling of animals, plants, water, and the environment, though they may set reasonable conditions on the timing and manner of sampling. The bill does not extend FDA authority over meats, poultry, or eggs (which remain under USDA jurisdiction), and requires any data collected to be shared with USDA and relevant public health agencies.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Cory A. Booker’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $92,425
- PRIME HEALTHCARE $19,800
- APOLLO $15,800
- LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP $15,700
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY $14,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Cory A. Booker → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 3, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Feb 3, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 3, 2025
Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To provide the Food and Drug Administration with authority to conduct microbial sampling on concentrated animal feeding operations as necessary to facilitate a foodborne illness outbreak investigation, determine the root cause of an outbreak of foodborne illness, or address other public health needs.
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 “Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. MICROBIAL SAMPLING ON CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.—Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 425. MICROBIAL SAMPLING ON CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary may request access to a concentrated animal feeding operation in order to conduct microbial sampling, if the Secretary determines that such microbial sampling is necessary in order to facilitate a foodborne illness outbreak investigation, determine the root cause of an outbreak of foodborne illness, or address other public health needs.
“(b) Granting of Reasonable Access.—A concentrated animal feeding operation that receives a request for access under subsection (a) shall provide reasonable access to the Secretary to conduct such microbial sampling, including sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment, as the Secretary determines appropriate to address the public health need. Such operation may place reasonable conditions on access to the operation, including by specifying a time, place, and manner for sampling, provided that any such conditions do not prevent the Secretary from conducting appropriate sampling within a reasonable period of time.
“(c) Authority Over Foods Regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose additional requirements by the Secretary, beyond microbial sampling, with respect to food that is within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, or the Egg Products Inspection Act.
“(d) Coordination With Other Public Health Agencies.—The Secretary shall ensure that data collected under this section are made available to the Secretary of Agriculture and relevant State and Federal public health agencies in order to facilitate work in detecting, investigating, or preventing foodborne illness. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the rights and exemptions otherwise available under section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
“(e) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘concentrated animal feeding operation’ has the meaning given such term in section 122.23(b) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations).”.
(b) Enforcement.—Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(jjj) The refusal to provide reasonable access for microbial sampling in accordance with section 425.”. <all>
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