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Title 21 — Food and Drugs

Chapter 26 — Food Safety

§ 2103. Ensuring efficient and effective communications during a recall

Statutory text

The Secretary shall, during an ongoing recall of human or pet food regulated by the Secretary—

(1)

work with companies, relevant professional associations, and other organizations to collect and aggregate information pertaining to the recall;

(2)

use existing networks of communication, including electronic forms of information dissemination, to enhance the quality and speed of communication with the public; and

(3)

post information regarding recalled human and pet foods on the Internet Web site of the Food and Drug Administration in a single location, which shall include a searchable database of recalled human foods and a searchable database of recalled pet foods, that is easily accessed and understood by the public.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

    Pub. L. 110–85 title X § 1003 · 121 Stat. 823

    Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 2103

    (Pub. L. 110–85, title X, § 1003, Sept. 27, 2007, 121 Stat. 963.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 110–85, title X, § 1003, Sept. 27, 2007, 121 Stat. 963.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1003. ENSURING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DURING A RECALL.   The Secretary shall, during an ongoing recall of human or pet food regulated by the Secretary— (1) work with companies, relevant professional associations, and other organizations to collect and aggregate information pertaining to the recall; (2) use existing networks of communication, including electronic forms of information dissemination, to enhance the quality and speed of communication with the public; and (3) Web site. post information regarding recalled human and pet foods on the Internet Web site of the Food and Drug Administration in a single location, which shall include a searchable database of recalled human foods and a searchable database of recalled pet foods, that is easily accessed and understood by the public.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 110–85, title X, § 1003, , 121 Stat. 963.)

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