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SAFE FOOD Act of 2025

Introduced May 20, 2025 by Sen. Tom Cotton

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Latest action · May 20, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

What it does

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the consolidation of federal food safety agencies into a single agency.

Federal agencies that currently have a role in food safety include the Food Safety and Inspection Service, which is part of the USDA, and the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which are part of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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