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Infant Formula Protection Act of 2019

H.R. 2267 · 116th Congress · Apr 10, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat infant formula as adulterated if its use by date has passed.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Infant Formula Protection Act of 2019”.

Sec. 2 Expired infant formula

(a)
Adulteration— Section 412(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350a(a)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2), by striking “or” at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, or”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:

“(4) the use by date of such infant formula, as specified in the labeling of such formula in accordance with section 107.20 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), has passed.”

(b)
Applicability— The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.