Executive Order 13100: President's Council on Food Safety
President: Bill Clinton
Created a presidential council to coordinate federal food-safety planning, budgets, research and cooperation with state, local and tribal partners.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13100 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13100 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13100 do?
EO 13100 established the President’s Council on Food Safety to develop a comprehensive federal plan, recommend priorities, coordinate agency budgets and oversee federal food-safety research through the Joint Institute for Food Safety Research. Its members included the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce and Health and Human Services, the EPA Administrator, OMB and OSTP officials, and White House representatives. EO 13286 added the Secretary of Homeland Security in 2003. The order expressly preserves each food-safety agency’s statutory responsibilities; it did not merge FDA and USDA or itself create binding food standards.
Before and after
Before the order
Federal food-safety responsibilities were distributed among agencies with separate statutory roles.
After the order
The Council was tasked with strategic planning, coordinated budgets and research priorities while agencies retained their legal responsibilities.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| President’s Council | Develop strategy and recommendations | Historical role |
| Food-safety agencies | Coordinate plans, research and budgets | Continuing through later structures |
| OSTP | Support science and research coordination | Historical council role |
What happened next
EO 13100 established the Council.
EO 13286 added the Secretary of Homeland Security to the Council.
Congress enacted the Food Safety Modernization Act, adding statutory reforms to the agency framework.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The Council had planning and advisory functions. FDA, USDA, EPA and other agencies continued to act under their own statutes, regulations and appropriations.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — EO 13100 (opens in a new tab) Order text
- GovInfo — EO 13286 (opens in a new tab) Order text
- Congress — Food Safety Modernization Act (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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