Prohibition on feeding excrement to farm animals to improve food safety
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the intentional addition of excrement to animal food intended for livestock. The goal is to enhance food safety standards, directly impacting the quality of meat and dairy products consumed by citizens. This prohibition does not apply to the use of animal manure as crop fertilizer.
Key points
Food Safety: Introduction of a ban on intentionally adding excrement to animal feed to improve sanitary standards in farming.
Consumer Protection: The change aims to increase confidence in animal products by eliminating potentially unsafe feeding practices.
Exception: The use of livestock or poultry manure as crop fertilizer is explicitly excluded from this prohibition.
Status:
Expired
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