Three different federal agencies handle food safety today: the FDA covers most groceries, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service handles meat and poultry, and the CDC tracks foodborne illness outbreaks. This bill would order the Secretary of Agriculture to study whether these functions should be merged into a single agency, and report back to Congress within a year. It does not actually consolidate anything — it just requires the study. Any real change to how food is inspected and recalls are handled would require a separate later law.
Congressional Summary
Study And Framework for Efficiency in Food Oversight and Organizational Design Act of 2025 or the SAFE FOOD Act of 2025This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the consolidation of federal food safety agencies into a single agency.Federal agencies that currently have a role in food safety include the Food Safety and Inspection Service, which is part of the USDA, and the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which are part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-05-20
- Date Added
- 2026-04-25
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