Sec. 2. Findings; purposes
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Congress finds that— the safety of the food supply of the United States is vital to the public health, public confidence in the food supply, and the success of the food sector of the economy of the United States; lapses in the protection of the food supply and the loss of public confidence that results from foodborne illness outbreaks and food recalls are damaging to consumers and the food industry, and place a burden on interstate commerce and international trade; the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture has jurisdiction over meat, poultry, and egg products; events recent to the date of enactment of this Act demonstrate that the food safety system administered by the Food Safety and Inspection Service is not effective in controlling risk in regulated food; and these events have adversely affected consumer confidence; and improving Federal oversight of food safety requires a modern food safety mandate and clear authorities to effectively protect the public from foodborne diseases associated with the products that the Food Safety and Inspection Service regulates.
The purposes of this Act are— to establish an effective, preventive food safety system administered by the Food Safety and Inspection Service— to regulate food safety and strengthen the protection of the public health; and to make more effective and efficient use of resources to prevent foodborne illness; and to establish that food establishments have responsibility to ensure that all stages of production, processing, and distribution of the products of the food establishments, or under the control of the food establishments, satisfy the requirements of this Act.