124 STAT. 3942 PUBLIC LAW 111–353—JAN. 4, 2011 ‘‘(i) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of the Secretary to request or participate in a voluntary recall, or to issue an order to cease distribution or to recall under any other provision of this Act or under the Public Health Service Act. ‘‘(j) COORDINATED COMMUNICATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To assist in carrying out the require- ments of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish an incident command operation or a similar operation within the Department of Health and Human Services that will operate not later than 24 hours after the initiation of a mandatory recall or the recall of an article of food for which the use of, or exposure to, such article will cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—To reduce the potential for miscommunication during recalls or regarding investigations of a food borne illness outbreak associated with a food that is subject to a recall, each incident command operation or similar operation under paragraph (1) shall use regular staff and resources of the Department of Health and Human Services to— ‘‘(A) ensure timely and coordinated communication within the Department, including enhanced communication and coordination between different agencies and organiza- tions within the Department; ‘‘(B) ensure timely and coordinated communication from the Department, including public statements, throughout the duration of the investigation and related foodborne illness outbreak; ‘‘(C) identify a single point of contact within the Depart- ment for public inquiries regarding any actions by the Secretary related to a recall; ‘‘(D) coordinate with Federal, State, local, and tribal authorities, as appropriate, that have responsibilities related to the recall of a food or a foodborne illness outbreak associated with a food that is subject to the recall, including notification of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec- retary of Education in the event such recalled food is a commodity intended for use in a child nutrition program (as identified in section 25(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769f(b))); and ‘‘(E) conclude operations at such time as the Secretary determines appropriate. ‘‘(3) MULTIPLE RECALLS.—The Secretary may establish mul- tiple or concurrent incident command operations or similar operations in the event of multiple recalls or foodborne illness outbreaks necessitating such action by the Department of Health and Human Services.’’. (b) SEARCH ENGINE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify the Internet Web site of the Food and Drug Administration to include a search engine that— (1) is consumer-friendly, as determined by the Secretary; and (2) provides a means by which an individual may locate relevant information regarding each article of food subject to a recall under section 423 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Deadline. Web posting. 21 USC 350l note.
