Hyde-Smith supports bill to stop importers from getting rejected food

Hyde-Smith supports bill to stop importers from getting rejected food

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she has cosponsored legislation to crack down on the re-importation of products, including food, previously rejected by the federal inspectors as harmful. The Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act (S.3213) would grant new authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to destroy any products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that pose significant public healt…