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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the inspection of foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold shrimp for consumption in the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill establishes inspection and certification requirements for foreign shrimp facilities before their products can be imported into the United States. The FDA must seek agreements with foreign governments within 180 days of the bill's enactment for countries that have facilities processing shrimp for U.S. consumption. Beginning one year after enactment, shrimp from countries that fail to enter into agreements with the FDA or whose food inspection systems don't meet FDA standards will be refused admission to the United States. Foreign governments must demonstrate their food inspection systems are equivalent to the FDA's, with staffing that ensures uniform enforcement and laws addressing conditions where shrimp is raised and processed. The FDA must report to Congress annually on implementation.
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- Feb 20, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Feb 20, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 20, 2025
Mrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the inspection of foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold shrimp for consumption in the United States, and for other purposes.
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 “Safer Shrimp Imports Act”.
SEC. 2. SHRIMP MANUFACTURED, PROCESSED, PACKED, OR HELD AT OVERSEAS FACILITIES.
(a) In General.—Section 807 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Requirements for Foreign Shrimp Facilities.—
“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to enter into arrangements and agreements under subsection (a)(1) with the foreign government of each foreign country with 1 or more foreign facilities registered under section 415 that manufacture, process, pack, or hold shrimp for consumption in the United States.
“(2) Requirements for shrimp.—Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, shrimp shall be refused admission into the United States if it is manufactured, processed, packed, or held in a foreign country—
“(A) the government of which does not enter into an arrangement or agreement with the Secretary under paragraph (1); or
“(B) the food inspection system of which does not meet the criteria described in paragraph (3).
“(3) Criteria.—The criteria described in this paragraph with respect to a food inspection system is that the food inspection system (as demonstrated to the Secretary by the applicable foreign government) is equivalent to the food inspection system of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to shrimp, including by providing—
“(A) staffing that ensures uniform enforcement of applicable laws and regulations; and
“(B) enforcement of laws and regulations that address the conditions under which shrimp is raised and transported to processing establishments.
“(4) Demonstration.—A foreign government seeking to demonstrate that its food inspection system meets the criteria described in paragraph (3) shall provide to the Secretary copies of all laws, regulations, and other information pertaining to such food inspection system.”.
(b) Adulteration.—Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(j) If it is shrimp imported or offered for import into the United States and the shrimp has been manufactured, processed, packed, or held in a foreign country the government or food inspection system of which does not comply with the applicable requirements of section 807(c).”.
(c) Report to Congress.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes the implementation of the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). <all>
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