Kevin's Law was nicknamed in memory of two-year-old Kevin Kowalcyk of Colorado, who died in 2001 after developing hemolytic-uremic syndrome due to eating a hamburger contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The bill was originally introduced by Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, as H.R. 3160, in the 109th Congress. This bill never became law.
Currently, it is against the law for the US government to shut down or even intervene in factories that have multiple cases of food contamination. Kevin's Law would strengthen the U.S. government's ability to prevent contaminated meat and poultry from entering the food supply.
This horrible situation could happen to more of the American people. We the people propose that Kevin's law be reintroduced to congress by the Obama administration.