§2102 — Title 21 Food and Drugs | U.S. Code

Summary

The Health and Human Services Secretary must create rules, in consultation with the Association of American Feed Control Officials and groups like veterinarians, animal health organizations, and pet food makers, to set safe processing practices for pet food and to update pet food labels with nutrition and ingredient information. These rules must be in place not later than 2 years after September 27, 2007. The Secretary must also set up an early warning and surveillance system within 1 year after September 27, 2007 to detect contaminated pet food and related pet illnesses. The system should consider using or linking to existing human and animal health networks (for example, FoodNet, PulseNet, the FDA/USDA Food Emergency Response Network, and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network), consult professional associations and private veterinary hospitals, work with alert systems such as the National Companion Animal Surveillance Program or the Health Alert Network to notify vets and others during recalls, and use other information and actions the Secretary thinks appropriate.

Title 21, §2102

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(a)Not later than 2 years after September 27, 2007, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this chapter as the “Secretary”), in consultation with the Association of American Feed Control Officials and other relevant stakeholder groups, including veterinary medical associations, animal health organizations, and pet food manufacturers, shall by regulation establish—

(1)processing standards for pet food; and

(2)updated standards for the labeling of pet food that include nutritional and ingredient information.

(b)Not later than 1 year after September 27, 2007, the Secretary shall establish an early warning and surveillance system to identify adulteration of the pet food supply and outbreaks of illness associated with pet food. In establishing such system, the Secretary shall—

(1)consider using surveillance and monitoring mechanisms similar to, or in coordination with, those used to monitor human or animal health, such as the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) and PulseNet of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food Emergency Response Network of the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture, and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network of the Department of Agriculture;

(2)consult with relevant professional associations and private sector veterinary hospitals;

(3)work with the National Companion Animal Surveillance Program, the Health Alert Network, or other notification networks as appropriate to inform veterinarians and relevant stakeholders during any recall of pet food; and

(4)use such information and conduct such other activities as the Secretary deems appropriate.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title”, meaning title X of Pub. L. 110–85, Sept. 27, 2007, 121 Stat. 962, which enacted this chapter and section 350f of this title, amended section 321 and 331 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 350f and 2110 of this title. For complete classification of title X to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–234 redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “ingredient standards and definitions with respect to pet food;”.

§2102 Ensuring the Safety of Pet Food