Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 376

119th Congress

Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Feb 3, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Cory A. Booker

Senator

Democratic

NJ

Cosponsors

1

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Policy Area

Health

Summary

This bill allows the FDA to request access to concentrated animal-feeding operations for microbial sampling during foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Operations must provide reasonable access for sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment, with penalties for refusal. Collected data must be shared with USDA and public health agencies for illness prevention.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

SponsorCory A. Booker (D-NJ)

Introduced2/3/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

ChamberSenate

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Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025

This bill allows the FDA to request access to concentrated animal-feeding operations for microbial sampling during foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Operations must provide reasonable access for sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment,

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This bill allows the FDA to request access to concentrated animal-feeding operations for microbial sampling during foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Operations must provide reasonable access for sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment, with penalties for refusal. Collected data must be shared with USDA and public health agencies for illness prevention.

Bill Number: 376
Sponsor: Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
Introduced: 2/3/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy Area: Health

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Title: Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025
Bill Number: 376
Sponsor: Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced: 2/3/2025
Summary: This bill allows the FDA to request access to concentrated animal-feeding operations for microbial sampling during foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Operations must provide reasonable access for sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment, with penalties for refusal. Collected d

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill allows the FDA to request access to concentrated animal-feeding operations for microbial sampling during foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Operations must provide reasonable access for sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment, with penalties for refusal. Collected data must be shared with USDA and public health agencies for illness prevention.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025This bill provides that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may, under specified circumstances, request access to a concentrated animal-feeding operation (i.e., a stabled or confined animal-feeding operation of a specified size) to conduct microbial sampling.Specifically, the bill allows the FDA to request access if the FDA determines that sampling is necessary to facilitate an investigation of a foodborne-illness outbreak, determine the cause of an outbreak, or address other public health needs. Concentrated animal-feeding operations must provide reasonable access for sampling, including sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment. The bill imposes penalties on operations that refuse to provide reasonable access. Data collected in sampling efforts under this bill must be shared with the Department of Agriculture and state and federal public health agencies to facilitate the detection, investigation, and prevention of foodborne illness.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

FDA can request access to CAFOs for sampling
Supports foodborne illness outbreak investigations
Covers sampling of animals, water, and environment
Penalties for operations refusing access
Data shared with USDA and public health agencies
Facilitates illness detection and prevention

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Large animal feeding operations can be sources of foodborne illness outbreaks affecting consumers nationwide. Currently, FDA access to these facilities for outbreak investigations may be limited. This bill provides clear authority for sampling while requiring data sharing across agencies to improve outbreak response. The agricultural industry may have concerns about access, but public health advocates argue such sampling is essential for protecting the food supply.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Health

Related Subjects

Agricultural research

Animal and plant health

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Intergovernmental relations

Livestock

Meat

Medical research

Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

376, 119th Congress (2025). "Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-376

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