Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act Would Give FDA, CDC Authority to Test for Pathogens on Farms to Trace Outbreaks
The Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA) was recently reintroduced to U.S. Congress by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). If passed, the bill would allow U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigators to enter concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and conduct microbial sampling to trace foodborne illness outbreaks.
EFSIA’s reintroduction to the Senate follows Representative Rosa DeLauro’s (D-CT) reintroduction of the bill to the House of Representatives in June 2023.