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Matt Haller EtO Awareness Act

H.R. 7167 · 117th Congress · Mar 18, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make food and food additives that are sterilized using ethylene oxide or propylene oxide misbranded unless that use is disclosed on its labeling, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Matt Haller EtO Awareness Act”.

Sec. 2 Food and food additives misbranded if labeling fails to disclose ethylene oxide or propylene oxide use

(a)
In general— Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(z) If it is a food or food additive that is sterilized using any amount of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, unless it bears labeling conspicuously stating that fact.”

(b)
Applicability— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to food or food additives introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.