Negotiations over House bill lead to reduced fees, restrictions on traceability rules

摘要

The controversial registration fee contained in the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee's food safety bill has been cut in half as a result of intense negotiations by Democrats, Republicans and the food industry. Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) on June 10 offered a 115-page, delicately worded substitute amendment to the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2749), reducing the annual facility registration fee from the