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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Agriculture.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2023.
- Section id6d68479c1d23474b9b4820aac5c66f1c: 2. Directed rulemaking regarding substances generally recognized as safe In this section: The term GRAS, with respect to the use of a substance in food, has...
- Section id28fa944bde6c4ab2acaa81518742dae3: 3. Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is...
- Section id8bc6173c6bab4b46a2aab2e6c890259d: 409A. Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation In this section: The term food contact substance has the meaning given such term in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This 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., 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
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a human population that is subject to the potential for disproportionate exposure to, or the potential for disproportionate adverse effects from exposure to, a chemical substance or mixture, including— infants, children, and adolescents
a human population that is subject to the potential for disproportionate exposure to, or the potential for disproportionate adverse effects from exposure to, a chemical substance or mixture, including— infants, children, and adolescents
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