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Support the Food and Product Responsibility Act

  • 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.

 

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