Agricultural Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2024
H.R. 7588118th Congress

Agricultural Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2024

Introduced in the HouseRep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL-9)15 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2024.

(a) In general

Not later than December 31, 2026, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, shall—

(1) determine whether each covered food ingredient would make unfit for human food—

(A) a meat food product, under section 1(m)(2)(A) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(m)(2)(A));

(B) a poultry product, under section 4(g)(2)(A) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)(2)(A)); or

(C) an egg product, under section 4(a)(2)(A) of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033(a)(2)(A)); and

(2) initiate any rulemaking to amend appropriate regulations based on each determination under paragraph (1).

(b) Covered food ingredient defined

In this section, the term covered food ingredient means—

(1) butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA);

(2) butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT);

(3) cetylpyridinium chloride;

(4) sodium aluminum phosphate;

(5) sodium nitrite;

(6) sulfuric acid; and

(7) titanium dioxide.

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