Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957
- Introduced in the Senate as S. 1747 by Allen J. Ellender (D-LA) on March 27, 1957
- Committee consideration by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, House Agricultural
- Passed the Senate on April 8, 1957 (Passed voice vote)
- Passed the House on July 15, 1957 (Passed voice vote)
- Reported by the joint conference committee on August 14, 1957; agreed to by the House on August 16, 1957 (Agreed voice vote) and by the Senate on August 19, 1957 (Agreed voice vote)
- Signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 28, 1957
The Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 (P.L. 85โ172, as amended) requires the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to inspect all domesticated birds when slaughtered and processed into products for human consumption. By regulation, FSIS has defined domesticated birds as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl. Ratites were added in 2001.[1] The primary goals of the law are to prevent adulterated or misbranded poultry and products from being sold as food, and to ensure that poultry and poultry products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. These requirements also apply to products produced and sold within states as well as to imports, which must be inspected under equivalent foreign standards (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.).
Amendments to 1957 Act
U.S. Congressional amendments to the Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957.
Date of Enactment | Public Law Number | U.S. Statute Citation | U.S. Legislative Bill | U.S. Presidential Administration |
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June 25, 1962 | P.L. 87-498 | 76 Stat. 110 | H.R. 7866 | John F. Kennedy |
August 18, 1968 | P.L. 90-492 | 82 Stat. 791 | H.R. 16363 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
June 30, 1982 | P.L. 97-206 | 96 Stat. 136 | H.R. 3863 | Ronald W. Reagan |
October 17, 1984 | P.L. 98-487 | 98 Stat. 2264 | H.R. 5223 | Ronald W. Reagan |
See also
References
- ^ "CRS Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition" (PDF).
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (PDF). Congressional Research Service.
- "Poultry Products Inspection Act". Food Safety and Inspection Service. United States Department of Agriculture.