Federal Food Administration Act of 2025
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (2025-12-10)
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What this bill does
This bill would create a new agency called the Federal Food Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services, headed by a Senate-confirmed Commissioner of Foods, to take over the food-related responsibilities currently handled by the FDA. It would transfer food regulation authority, funding, and certain FDA offices to the new agency, and set minimum inspection schedules for food facilities based on their risk level.
Who it affects
It would most affect food manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers (especially infant formula makers), as well as current FDA employees and state inspection officials who would carry out part of the inspections.
Key points
- Creates a Federal Food Administration within HHS within one year, led by a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed Commissioner of Foods.
- Moves food-related authority and funding from the FDA—including its Human Foods Program, Office of Inspections and Investigations, and Center for Veterinary Medicine—to the new agency.
- Requires inspections at set minimum frequencies: high-risk facilities yearly, intermediate-risk every two years, low-risk every three years, and infant formula makers every six months.
- Requires states to carry out at least half of the inspections through contracts, and mandates a follow-up compliance check within 30 days of citing a facility.
- Authorizes 'such sums as may be necessary' in funding starting in fiscal year 2026.
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