The Senate unanimously adopted a bill late last week to stiffen the criminal penalties for companies that knowingly violate food safety laws.
The bill, authored by Judiciary Commmittee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), increases the penalty…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) sent a letter Tuesday to the Department of Justice inquiring about the status of the department’s investigation into Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), the company implicated in a…
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Certain food safety violations would be felonies, rather than misdemeanor offenses, under a bill approved yesterday by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
The legislation, S. 3767 or the Food Safety Accountability Act, was introduced just…
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Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced a bill Monday aimed at holding violators of food safety standards “accountable for their crimes.”
The legislation, dubbed the Food Safety Accountability Act, follows a measure Leahy introduced before August…
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Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation late last week that would stiffen the penalties for companies that knowingly violate food safety standards.
According to Leahy’s office, the Food…
Continue Reading Bill Would Up Penalties for Food Safety Violations
