Merchant Truncation of Receipts 

U.S. Code > Title 21 > Chapter 9 > Subchapter X > § 397 - Contracts for expert review

(a) In general
  If the Secretary has credible evidence or information indicating
that a shipment of imported food or portion thereof presents a
threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or
animals, the Secretary shall provide notice regarding such threat
to the States in which the food is held or will be held, and to the
States in which the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the
food is located, to the extent that the Secretary has knowledge of
which States are so involved. In providing notice to a State, the
Secretary shall request the State to take such action as the State
considers appropriate, if any, to protect the public health
regarding the food involved.
(b) Rule of construction
  Subsection (a) of this section may not be construed as limiting
the authority of the Secretary with respect to food under any other
provision of this chapter.

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