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Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025 grants the Food and Drug Administration authority to conduct microbial sampling on concentrated animal.

The Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025 amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the Food and Drug Administration to request access to concentrated animal feeding operations for microbial sampling. This sampling is necessary to facilitate investigations into foodborne illness outbreaks, determine the root cause of such outbreaks, or address other public health needs. The act mandates that these operations provide reasonable access for such sampling, including of plants, animals, water, and the environment.