FOOD INDUSTRY

Agreements

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (S. 1714): unanimous-consent on consideration of Dole amendment to H.R. 2100, 33478 [23NO]

Amendments

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act: enact (S. 1714), 29137, 29138, 29139, 29143, 29147, 29149, 29150, 29151, 29153-29155, 29157, 29160 [25OC], 29261, 29263, 29265, 29266, 29271 [28OC], 29416-29429, 29454, 29460, 29464, 29469-29472 [29OC], 29694, 29697, 29703, 29706, 29725, 29727, 29730, 29733, 29738 [30OC], 30262, 30314 [1NO], 32237 [18NO], 32320 [19NO], 32668, 32672, 32677, 32707, 32711-32713, 32720, 32723, 32725, 32726, 32735, 32739, 32742, 32751, 32752, 32755, 32757, 32758, 32759, 32815-32856, 33038, 33044, 33045, 33050, 33052, 33055, 33059, 33064, 33070, 33072 [20NO], 33076, 33081, 33082, 33085, 33086, 33088, 33089, 33100, 33104, 33105, 33106, 33108, 33109-33112, 33127-33140 [21NO], 33222, 33223, 33224, 33225, 33227, 33229, 33237, 33239, 33240, 33241, 33242, 33257, 33263, 33267, 33273, 33274, 33275-33278, 33289, 33290, 33291, 33294, 33295, 33300, 33302-33306, 33311, 33312, 33313, 33314, 33332, 33333, 33334, 33335, 33336, 33337, 33339, 33341, 33350, 33351, 33353, 33358, 33359, 33361, 33370 [22NO], 33468-33473 [23NO], 34456 [5DE]

Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 33495 [23NO]

Analyses

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Amendment (S. 1520), 20960 [29JY]

Articles and editorials

A Look at General Foods, 17613 [27JN]

Agriculture Focus, 32242 [18NO]

ConAgra, Inc—New Leader in Its Field, 25646 [2OC]

Dyes That Stain, 20878 [29JY]

Effects of Farm Prices (excerpt), 32743 [20NO]

Farm Mess Forever, 32241 [18NO]

Feast of Food and Friendship, 22982 [5SE]

How Not To Regulate, 20879 [29JY]

Irradiation Proposed To Treat Food, 896 [24JA]

Israeli Sugared Pizza Invasion, 13801 [24MY]

Lipstick You Can Live With, 20879 [29JY]

Myths About Farmers From Jesse Helms, 32245 [18NO]

Oliver Hamrick's Legacy Not in His Conglomerate, 25063 [26SE]

150 Years of Sugar in Hawaii, 12301 [16MY]

Protest Against New Taste of Coke, 18341 [10JY]

Revenge of the Fortune 500, 23651-23653 [12SE]

Why Israeli Pizzas and Korean Noodles Find Door Slammed, 13800 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: protection for purchasers of farm products (see H.R. 1591)

Color additives: repeal provisional listing (see S. 1512; H.R. 3095)

Color dyes: terminate provisional listing of certain (see H.R. 2857)

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend (see S. 1520)

Food: labeling requirements (see H.R. 3751)

Infant formulas: labeling requirements (see S. 265)

Investigators: limit compensation when using medical devices under certain exemption (see H.R. 3118)

Joint Operating Commission for Food Irradiation: establish (see S. 288)

Labeling: requirements (see S. 264)

Meat production and marketing: aid, protect, and preserve (see H.R. 461)

Milk protein products: limit imports (see H.R. 1629)

National Independent Retail Grocer Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 28)

Nutrition: coordinated national monitoring system (see S. 1569)

Pesticides: content and transfer information on imported and exported products (see H.R. 1416)

Seafood marketing councils: establish (see H.R. 2935)

Sodium and potassium: label foods for content (see H.R. 465)

Sodium bicarbonate: rates of duty (see S. 1987; H.R. 4002)

Sulfiting agents: prohibit (see S. 573; H.R. 1427)

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 172)

Cloture motions

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act: enact (S. 1714), recommit with instructions, 33370 [22NO]

Decisions

Community Nutrition Institute v. Mark Novitch, FDA: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 26177-26181 [4OC]

Descriptions

Melcher amendment to the Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (S. 1714), 29979 [31OC]

Explanations

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (H.R. 2100), conference report, 36500-36503 [16DE]

Factsheets

National Advisory Commission on Rural America, 32258 [18NO]

Letters

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act: U.S. Trade Representative, 37782 [18DE]

Antitrust actions by agricultural sellers: JoAnn Smith, 32745 [20NO]

FTC reporting requirement relative to predatory pricing: Thomas K. Zaucha, 20453 [25JY]

Lists

Supporters of the Harkin amendment to the Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (S. 1714), 33282 [22NO]

Memorials of legislature

California, 29478, 29479 [29OC]

Hawaii, 5727 [20MR]

Louisiana, 20936 [29JY]

Minnesota, 14738 [6JN], 15710 [13JN]

Papers

Needs of Food Science and Technology R&D—For a Healthier America: Institute of Food Technologies, 29265 [28OC]

Prohibition of the Jewish Religious Method of Slaughtering Animals for Food, 21764 [31JY]

Petitions

Sugar: C&H Sugar Co., employees, 25051 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 35821 [10DE]

———enact (H.R. 2100), appointment of conferees, 34511 [5DE]

———enact (H.R. 2100), conference report, 37773-37803 [18DE]

———enact (H.R. 2100), consideration of conference report, 36754 [16DE]

———enact (H.R. 2100), correcting enrollment (H. Con. Res. 264), 38107 [19DE]

Food irradiation: promote as postharvest treatment (H.R. 696), 895 [24JA]

Insley, Wade H., Jr.: tribute, 22913 [4SE]

Laurenzo's Italian Center: tribute to Miami Beach restaurant, 22982 [5SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: allow certain sellers of products to file antitrust suits, 32742-32747, 32748-32751 [20NO]

———extend sugar price support program (S. 884), 12300 [16MY]

———intermediate export credits, 30262-30264, 30269 [1NO]

———reform sugar program (S. 1222), 13799 [24MY], 14769-14770 [6JN]

———reform sugar program (S. 1419), 18859 [11JY]

———research and development in food processing and distribution, 29265-29266 [28OC]

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act: cost reductions in S. 1714, 32672-32723 [20NO]

———enact (H.R. 2100), 36215, 36216 [12DE]

———enact (H.R. 2100), conference report, 36481, 36484, 36500 [16DE]

———enact (S. 1714), 29103-29166 [25OC], 29261-29277 [28OC], 29409-29475 [29OC], 29694-29741 [30OC], 29973, 29978, 29980, 29981, 30048, 30050 [31OC], 30262-30265, 30269 [1NO], 30398-30402 [4NO], 32237-32251, 32257 [18NO], 32311, 32320-32354 [19NO], 32655, 32665, 32676-32728, 32734, 32760-33067, 33070-33076 [20NO], 33086-33114 [21NO], 33217, 33288-33314, 33332-33374 [22NO], 33460-33486 [23NO], 35849 [11DE]

———enact (S. 1714), cloture on Dole motion to recommit with instructions, 33370 [22NO]

———enact (S. 1714), indefinitely postponed, 33486 [23NO]

———enact (S. 616), 4819 [7MR], 20928 [29JY]

Beef products: market promotion programs, 33227 [22NO]

Business: minority enterprise development award honorees, 26899-26902 [9OC]

Campbell Soup Co.: product development, 23651 [12SE]

Coca-Cola Co.: change in formula for Coke, 18341 [10JY]

Color additives: repeal provisional listing (S. 1512), 20877 [29JY]

ConAgra, Inc.: Processor of the Year award recipient, 25646 [2OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: food labeling requirements, 33081 [21NO]

Dept. of Defense: limit expansion of commercial franchise activities on military bases, 13524 [23MY]

FDA: approval of use of aspartame sweetener, 26177 [4OC]

———require completion of safety evaluation of sulfiting agents, 27671-27676 [16OC]

———sulfite ban, 19029 [15JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend (S. 1520), 20958 [29JY]

Ferguson, James L.: tribute, 17613 [27JN]

Food: ban use of sulfites as preservative (S. 573), 4468 [5MR]

Government: require charge for meals served to certain officials and employees (S. 176), 272 [3JA]

Hamrick, Oliver: tribute, 25063 [26SE]

Hontzas, Phil: tribute, 5765 [20MR]

Japan: chocolate exports to U.S., 14069 [4JN]

Labeling: requirements (S. 264), 999 [24JA]

———requirements (S. 1699), 24770 [24SE]

Marriott Corp.: Bob's Big Boy advertising campaign, 10090 [1MY]

Moody, James L., Jr.: tribute, 11787, 11871 [14MY]

National Independent Retail Grocer Week: designate (S.J. Res. 28), 6675 [28MR]

National Retail Bakers Week: observance, 1463 [31JA]

Nutrition: coordinated national monitoring system (S. 1569), 22330 [1AU]

Product safety: carcinogens, 32220 [18NO]

Sodium bicarbonate: rates of duty (S. 1987), 38582 [19DE]

Sulfiting agents: prohibit (S. 573), 19029 [15JY]

Witherspoon, Prentice: tribute, 1594 [31JA]

Reports

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (H.R. 2100): committee of conference, 36970-37155 [17DE]

Agriculture Assistance Programs: committee of conference (H.R. 2100) (H. Rept. 99-447), 37486 [17DE]

Emergency Assistance to Promote Marketing and Sales of Agricultural Commodities: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 1040) (S. Rept. 99-66), 12621 [20MY]

Establish Seafood Marketing Councils: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2935) (H. Rept. 99-120), 34788 [5DE]

Extend Dairy Price Support Program and Suspend Noncash Benefit Requirement for Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 1691), 24659 [23SE]

HHS's Failure to Enforce Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-151), 13889 [3JN]

National Independent Retail Grocer Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 28), 6170 [26MR]

World Food Day: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 72), 6171 [26MR]

Statements

Antitrust Actions by Agricultural Sellers: Small Manufacturers Council (excerpt), 32749 [20NO]

Nutrition Monitoring System: Representative George E. Brown, Jr. (excerpt), 22331 [1AU]

Sugar Import Quotas: Carlos Despradel, 13800 [24MY]

Will a Decrease in the Support Price of Milk Result in Lower Retail Prices for Dairy Products?: Henry Kinnucan and Olan D. Forker, 32323 [19NO]

Summaries

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (H.R. 2100), 37788 [18DE]

Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (S. 1714), 29110-29123 [25OC]

———Bentsen Amendment, 33352 [22NO]

Food Irradiation Promotion as Postharvest Treatment (H.R. 696), 896 [24JA]

Tables

Consumer cost for the Harkin amendment to the Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act (S. 1714), 33281 [22NO]

Texts of

S. 176, require charge for meals served to certain Government officials and employees, 273 [3JA]

S. 573, ban use of sulfites as food preservative, 4469 [5MR]

S. 616, Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act, 4837-4867 [7MR]

S. 1222, reform sugar program, 13801 [24MY]

S. 1419, reform sugar program, 18860 [11JY]

S. 1512, repeal provisional listing of color additives, 20879 [29JY]

S. 1520, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act amendment, 20959 [29JY]

S. 1714, Agriculture, Food, Trade, and Conservation Act, 32312 [19NO]

S.J. Res. 28, National Independent Retail Grocer Week, 6676 [28MR]