print this page

• We are requesting our elected officials to co-sponsor this important health and safety bill to protect the American public from toxic imports. The Food and Product Responsibility Act (S.2081) has been introduced by Senator Brown (D-OH) in the Senate and by Representative Visclosky (D-IN) in the House.

• The bill shifts the risk of harm to the public from toxic imports where it belongs – on the backs of the companies producing the goods and the importers bringing them here.

• It requires that importers get insurance to cover the full cost of any potential recall of the goods they import that would cause serious harm to the American public.

• The bill also requires that insurance be sufficient to cover claims for damages when individuals are harmed, maimed or killed by a toxic import.

• The bill covers a wide array of products, including consumer goods, drugs and medical devices, tire and replacement motor vehicle equipment, and poultry, meat and egg products.

Click Here to download the Handbill