December 5/Washington/U.S. Fed News -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, has introduced the Processed Food Safety Act of 2009 (S. 2819), legislation that would "amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require processors of food products to certify to the applicable Secretary that the processed food products are not adulterated."
The bill was introduced on November 30. It was referred to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee.