Which Act amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale or transport of equines or their parts for slaughter for human consumption?

• A. Horse Protection Act
• B. Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act of 2013
• C. Animal Welfare Act
• D. Food Safety Modernization Act

Answer: (B)

The key idea is recognizing which law is designed to stop horse slaughter for human consumption by shaping the federal framework that governs how food-related products are regulated. The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act of 2013 is written to prohibit the sale or transport of equines or their parts for slaughter intended for human consumption, effectively amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to implement that ban. That specific aim—ending horse slaughter for food and altering the FFDC framework to enforce it—matches the question exactly.

The other acts address different areas. The Horse Protection Act focuses on preventing cruelty in the treatment and showing of horses, not on food safety or slaughter. The Animal Welfare Act sets welfare standards for animals in research, exhibition, and breeding facilities, not on food-related uses. The Food Safety Modernization Act concentrates on preventing foodborne illness across the broader food system but is not the instrument that amends the FFDC Act to ban horse slaughter for human consumption.