2002 U.S. Code
Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 9 - FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
SUBCHAPTER IX - MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 398 - Notices to States regarding imported food
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 9 - FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT SUBCHAPTER IX - MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 398 - Notices to States regarding imported food |
| Contains | section 398 |
| Date | 2002 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 2003 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | June 25, 1938, ch. 675, §908, as added Pub. L. 107-188, title III, §310, June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 673. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 116 Stat. 673 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 107-188 |
§398. Notices to States regarding imported food (a) In general
If the Secretary has credible evidence or information indicating that a shipment of imported food or portion thereof presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals, the Secretary shall provide notice regarding such threat to the States in which the food is held or will be held, and to the States in which the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the food is located, to the extent that the Secretary has knowledge of which States are so involved. In providing notice to a State, the Secretary shall request the State to take such action as the State considers appropriate, if any, to protect the public health regarding the food involved.
(b) Rule of constructionSubsection (a) of this section may not be construed as limiting the authority of the Secretary with respect to food under any other provision of this chapter.
(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, §908, as added Pub. L. 107–188, title III, §310, June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 673.)
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 399 of this title.
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