Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 2.djvu/951

 PUBLIC LAW 102-237—DEC. 13, 1991 105 STAT. 1903 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: "(c)(1) Under such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall Regulations, prescribe through rules and regulations issued under section 24 that may be necessary to ensure food safety and protect public health such as special handling procedures, the Secretary shall exempt pizzas containing a meat food product from the inspection requirements of this Act if— "(A) the meat food product components of the pizzas have been prepared, inspected, and passed in a cured or cooked form as ready-to-eat in compliance with the requirements of this Act; and "(B) the pizzas are to be served in public or private nonprofit institutions. "(2) The Secretary may withdraw or modify any exemption under this subsection whenever the Secretary determines such action is necessary to ensure food safety and to protect public health. The Secretary may reinstate or further modify any exemption withdrawn or modified under this subsection.". (b) AMENDMENTS TO POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT.— Section 15 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 464) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; (2) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking "(c)" and inserting "(d)"; and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: "(d)(1) Under such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall Regulations, prescribe through rules and regulations issued under this section that may be necessary to ensure food safety and protect public health such as special handling procedures, the Secretary shall exempt pizzas containing a poultry product from the inspection requirements of this Act if— "(A) the poultry product components of the pizzas have been prepared, inspected, and passed in a cured or cooked form as ready-to-eat in compliance with the requirements of this Act; and "(B) the pizzas are to be served in public or private nonprofit institutions. "(2) The Secretary may withdraw or modify any exemption under this subsection whenever the Secretary determines such action is necessary to ensure food safety and to protect public health. The Secretary may reinstate or further modify any exemption withdrawn or modified under this subsection.". (c) REGULATIONS. —No later than August 1, 1992, the Secretary of 21 USC 464 note. Agriculture shall issue final rules, through prior notice and comment rulemaking procedures, to implement the exemption authorized by section 23(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (as added by subsection (a)) and the exemption authorized by section 15(d) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (as added by subsection (b)). Prior to the issuance of the final rules, the Secretary shall hold at least one public hearing examining the public health and food safety issues raised by the granting of each of the exemptions. (d) STUDIES. — 21 USC 464 note.

�