118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3387 — Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2023

“A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update and clarify its rule on substances generally recognized as safe and to establish within the Food and Drug Administration the Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation, and for other purposes.”

Health

Introduced Dec 4, 2023

Last action Dec 4, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Dec 4, 2023

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Referred

Dec 4, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to incorporate certain requirements into its regulations about Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) food substances, including specific restrictions on substances that cause cancer or human reproductive or developmental toxicity. The bill also establishes an Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation to reassess the safety of GRAS and other specified substances.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Dec 4, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Dec 4, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.