Senate Passes Bill to Strengthen Criminal Penalties for Certain Food Violations
On April 14, 2011, the Senate passed S. 216, a bill to to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and intentional violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. See future issue of ITT for summary of S. 216 as passed by the Senate.
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(See ITT’s Online Archives or 04/01/11 news, 11040113, for BP summary announcing the Senate Judiciary Committee’s had amended and reported S. 216.)