118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3927Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2023

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish the Office of Food Safety Reassessment, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 7, 2023
Last action Jun 9, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 7, 2023
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Referred
Jun 9, 2023
E&C
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes the Office of Food Safety Reassessment within the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and addresses related issues. The office must conduct reassessments of additives, food contact substances, and other related substances to ensure that such substances are safe. Specifically, every three years, the office must reassess the safety of at least 10 substances or classes of substances, including those that are generally recognized as safe for use in food. The office must issue final regulations relating to the safety of each reassessed substance. The bill also specifies 10 substances that the office must assess in its first review. The Food and Drug Administratio...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 7, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.