legislation: 93-s-3012
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| 93-s-3012 | 93 | s | 3012 | Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Amendments | Commerce | 1974-02-18 | 1974-02-18 | Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] | NY | R | J000064 | 0 | Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Amendments - Title I: Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act - Increases, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the fine from $1,000 to $10,000 for initial violations of that Act and from $10,000 to $25,000 for subsequent violations. Provides that whenever any article that is a food, drug, device, or cosmetic is found, by any officer or employee duly designated by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, upon any premises where it is manufactured, processed, packed, or held, for introduction into interstate commerce or after its introduction, or in any article being used to transport or hold the article in interstate commerce, and there is reason to believe that the article is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of that Act, or is an article which may not be manufactured, introduced into interstate commerce, or sold or offered for sale by reason of any provision of that Act, the article may be detained by that officer or employee for a reasonable period but not to exceed twenty days, pending action under that Act or notification of any Federal, State, or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over the article, and shall not be moved by any person from the place at which it is located when so detained (except as the officer or employee may authorize) until released by the officer or employee. States that insofar as practicable and consistent with the protection of the public health, the officer or employee shall allow the owner or bailee of the detained article to employ reasonable measures to preserve the article from decomposition. Extends the factory inspection authority to records of establishments subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Provides for the payment of travel and per diem expenses in connection with the training of state officials utilized by the Secretary to enforce the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. Declares that, in addition to any other requirement imposed by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, every person who owns or operates any factory, warehouse, consulting laboratory, or establishment in which food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed, or held, for introduction into interstate commerce or after such introduction, shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the Secretary may, by regulation, reasonably require for the purposes of implementing that Act, or to determine compliance with rules or orders prescribed under that Act. Provides for the issuance of a subpoena to ascertain violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Requires on nonprescription drug labels the stating of the quantity of the drug's active ingredients. Provides for the mandatory registration of foreign establishments exporting drugs to the United States. Prohibits the export of uncertified antibiotics. Title II: Repeal of Laws Regulating Filled Milk and Filled Cheese - Repeals the Filled Milk Act and the Filled Cheese Act. Title III: Effective Date - Provides for the effective dates of the provisions of this Act. | 2025-09-03T12:52:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/senate-bill/3012 |