To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to the definition of major food allergen.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to the definition of major food allergen., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Agriculture, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD221E5A6B7404C39BB924D04F4FBFE4D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act.
- Section HA6AA1EAC3656489CAEA8141391AAC4A2: 2. Adding alpha-gal to definition of major food allergen Section 201(qq) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)) is amended by adding...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to the definition of major food allergen., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Agriculture, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to the definition of major food allergen., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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