congressional_record: CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2249

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CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2249 2010-12-22 111 2     FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT HOUSE EXTENSIONS ALLOTHER E2249 E2249 [{"name": "Danny K. Davis", "role": "speaking"}] [{"congress": "111", "type": "HR", "number": "2751"}] 156 Cong. Rec. E2249 Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010) [Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2249] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT ______ speech of HON. DANNY K. DAVIS of illinois in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2751, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010, a bill that would overhaul our Nation's food safety system by fundamentally changing the way we protect the safety of our food supply. The focus of this legislative measure is to prevent contamination of food before it occurs, which is a departure from the current system today that responds after a food-borne illness outbreak. Specifically, it requires food producers to come up with strategies to prevent contamination and then continually test to make sure these strategies are working. In addition, H.R. 2751 would allow the FDA to increase the number of inspections to conduct, and requires foreign importers to ensure their food products meet U.S. safety standards. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the leadership of the House and the Senate for this bipartisan legislation to provide a framework for developing preventive control standards from farm to table to protect the public from food contamination. ____________________

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