PRODUCT SAFETY

Articles and editorials

As Food Imports Rise, Consumers Face Peril From Use of Pesticides, 23424 [7AU]

Electrocution, Made Easy, 32970 [19NO]

Facing the Issue of Pesticide Residues—How Can Consumers Bring About Change, 23425 [7AU]

FDA Admits Laxity in Testing Food Imports, 23425 [7AU]

Lawmaker Urges Better Inspection of Imported Food, 23423 [7AU]

Matter of Imports—Controversy Over Labeling the Origins of Foods, 23426 [7AU]

U.S. May Bar Grapes of Mexico, 23423 [7AU]

Bills and resolutions

Business: limitation on bringing of product liability actions (see H.R. 3053)

Consumers: product liability law (see H.R. 1599)

Dept. of HHS: fees for review of applications for marketing of drugs and medical products (see H.R. 3547), 29209 [26OC]

Fertilizers: correction on effluent limitation (see S. Con. Res. 10)

Food: seizure and destruction of certain imports treated with pesticides (see H.R. 711)

Health: regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 2595)

Interstate commerce: regulate through uniform treatment of problems (see H.R. 430)

Irradiated foods: labeling (see H.R. 956)

Motor vehicles: bumper standards (see H.R. 2584)

Pesticides: improve safety of imported raw commodities (see S. 835)

———seizure and destruction of certain imported foods (see H.R. 711)

Restaurants: labeling requirements for packaged foods (see H.R. 915)

Remarks in House

Business: limitation on bringing of product liability actions (H.R. 3053), 21573 [29JY]

Children producys, 32970 [19NO]

Consumer Product Safety Act: establish uniform standards (H.R. 1115), 10292 [28AP], 15495 [11JN], 19839 [15JY]

Dept. of HHS: fees for review of applications for marketing of drugs and medical products (H.R. 3547), 29212 [26OC]

Fish and fisheries: mandatory Federal inspection, 5102 [9MR]

Food irradiation: independent safety study (H.R. 956), 3186 [5FE]

Health: regulation of medical devices (H.R. 2595), 14595 [3JN]

Interstate commerce: regulate through uniform treatment of problems (H.R. 430), 4481 [3MR]

Motor vehicles: bumper standards (H.R. 2584), 14600 [3JN]

Product liability: standards and procedures, 3242 [10FE]

Product Liability Uniform Standards Act: enact (H.R. 430), 869 [7JA]

Remarks in Senate

Food Irradiation Safety and Labeling Requirement Act: enact (S. 461), 2896 [4FE]

Liability Insurance Reform Act: enact (S. 426), 2332 [29JA]

Reports

Imported Meat and Produce Inspection Facilities: Representative Panetta, 23419 [7AU]

Statements

Food Irradiation Safety and Labeling Requirement Act: Representative Bosco, 2897 [4FE]

Summaries

Consumer Product Safety Act (H.R. 1115), 10292 [28AP]

Texts of

S. 426, Liability Insurance Reform Act, 2333 [29JA]