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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 168
BY REPRESENTATIVE LORUSSO
SANITARY CODE: Creates a study committee to study and make recommendations with
respect to the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To create a study committee to study and make recommendations with respect to the2
implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.3
WHEREAS, approximately forty-eight million people, or one in six Americans, get4
sick, one hundred twenty-eight thousand are hospitalized, and three thousand die each year5
from foodborne diseases, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and6
Prevention; and7
WHEREAS, this is a significant public health burden that is largely preventable; and8
WHEREAS, Louisiana has a world-renowned culture known for its unique cuisine9
and products and a deep commitment to safety and quality; and10
WHEREAS, the passage of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)11
created historic changes in food safety law on a national scale by authorizing increased12
enforcement capability for the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), creating13
more accountability for farmers, and mandating enhanced partnerships between the FDA and14
state and local regulatory authorities; and15
WHEREAS, the FSMA builds a formal system of collaboration with other16
government agencies, both domestic and foreign, in recognition that all food safety agencies17
need to work together in an integrated way to achieve our public health goals.18
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby19
create a study committee, composed of members as hereinafter provided, to study and make20 HLS 14RS-4824 ORIGINAL
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recommendations to the legislature with respect to the implementation of the FDA Food1
Safety Modernization Act.2
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study committee shall be composed of the3
following members:4
(1) The assistant secretary of the office of public health of the Department of Health5
and Hospitals or his designee. 6
(2) A representative from the sanitarian services division of the office of public7
health of the Department of Health and Hospitals.8
(3) The commissioner of agriculture or his designee.9
(4) The president of the Louisiana Restaurant Association or his designee.10
(5) The president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry or his11
designee.12
(6) The executive director of the Louisiana Retailers Association or his designee.13
(7) The president of the Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association14
or his designee.15
(8) The president of the Louisiana Public Health Association or his designee.16
(9) One member representing the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.17
(10) One member representing the Southern University Agricultural Center.18
(11) One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the19
House of Representatives.20
(12) One member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate.21
(13) One member appointed by the chairman of the House Committee on Health and22
Welfare.23
(14) One member appointed by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and24
Welfare.25
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that members of the study committee shall serve26
without compensation.27
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the assistant secretary of the office of public28
health of the Department of Health and Hospitals or his designee shall serve as chair of the29 HLS 14RS-4824 ORIGINAL
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study committee and shall convene the first meeting of the committee no later than1
September 1, 2014.2
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the secretary of the Department of Health and3
Hospitals shall designate staff of the department to assist the study committee in performing4
its duties.5
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study committee shall meet as necessary and6
shall report its findings to the legislature not later than January 30, 2015.7
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Lorusso HCR No. 168
Creates a study committee to study and make recommendations with respect to the
implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.