H.R. 912 · 110th Congress
Spinach Research and Recovery Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sam Farr
- Introduced
- 2007-02-08
- Latest action
- 2007-03-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Summary
Spinach Research and Recovery Act of 2007 - Authorizes additional FY2008 appropriations for conducting and supporting applied research to enhance the safety of perishable agricultural commodities for consumers for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service: (2) the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; and (3) the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments (not to exceed 75% of the value of the unmarketed spinach crop) to growers and first handlers of fresh spinach that were unable to market spinach crops as a result of the Food and Drug Administration Public Health Advisory issued on September 14, 2006.