7 USC § 7655a - Food safety education initiatives

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title: "7 USC § 7655a - Food safety education initiatives"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "7655a"
section_name: "Food safety education initiatives"
chapter_number: 103
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "General"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10105, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1336; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10105, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2098; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10006, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 947; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10106, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4905.)"
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# § 7655a. Food safety education initiatives

**(a)** **Initiative authorized** The Secretary may carry out a food safety education program to educate the public and persons in the fresh produce industry about—

**(1)** scientifically proven practices for reducing microbial pathogens on fresh produce; and

**(2)** methods of reducing the threat of cross-contamination of fresh produce through sanitary handling practices.

**(b)** **Cooperation** The Secretary may carry out the education program in cooperation with public and private partners.

**(c)** **Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023, to remain available until expended.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10105, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1336; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10105, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2098; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10006, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 947; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10106, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4905.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and  enacted identical sections.  was repealed by .

Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, which in part comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

2018—Subsec. (c).  substituted “2023” for “2018”.

2014—Subsec. (c).  substituted “2018” for “2012”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as a note under .

### Definition of “Secretary”

“Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see .