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S. 1527

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Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall Act
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Committee
Latest Action · July 28, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
July 28, 2009
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to: (1) direct a person (other than a household consumer or other exempted person) who believes a meat or poultry product that such person handled is adulterated or misbranded to notify the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) direct the Secretary, upon a determination of a public health risk from such adulteration or misbranding, to permit the person to voluntarily provide handler notification, cease distribution, recall such product, and provide consumer notice; and (3) authorize the Secretary, in the case of noncompliance, to require that the person take such actions (other than consumer notice which shall be provided by the Secretary). Defines "person" as any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business unit.

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