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December 31st, 2010 Food Safety Bill                                           to Become Law in 2011

(28 December 2010) Several weeks ago, S. 510 passed the Senate but was found to have an unconstitutional provision and thus did not move swiftly to the House for passage. By most accounts, food safety was considered a dead issue in the waning days of the Lame Duck session of the 111th Congress. 

However, in a surprise maneuver by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, food safety legislation was passed under a unanimous consent procedure on Sunday, December 19, 2010. Some are reporting that as few as two senators were in the Chamber at the time.

International Harmonization Issues Will Not Affect DHSEA 

In Section 305, entitled Building Capacity of Foreign Government with Respect to Food Safety, a clarification again was included that DSHEA is protected. 

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