FOOD INDUSTRY

Articles and editorials

Berry Alert Came Week After Sale, Witness Said He Warned USDA That Fruit Was Grown in Mexico, S11590 [3NO]

Big Hamburger Recall and USDA Inspections, E1639 [3SE]

Nurturing Chicago's Exchanges, S1413 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H5131 [10JY]

———humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H522 [12FE]

———increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 1119), S8532 [31JY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. 16), S159 [21JA]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 1042; H.R. 1232), S7767 [21JY], H1338 [8AP]

———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see S. 277; H.R. 786), S1017 [5FE], H587 [13FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see S. 257; H.R. 467), S945 [4FE], H243 [21JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: collect and disseminate statistically reliable information from milk manufacturing plants on prices received for bulk cheese (see S. 603), S3348 [17AP]

———continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see S. 1153), S8925 [8SE]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119; H. Res. 224), S9018 [9SE], H7118 [9SE]

———increase milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2388), H6797 [3SE]

———require estimates of production costs relative to milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2482), H7364 [16SE]

———study effects of basing milk marketing orders' basic formula price on costs of production (see H.R. 1190), H1260 [20MR]

———use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (see S. 52), S160 [21JA]

———use of feed grain costs as a basis for pricing milk (see S. 604), S3348 [17AP]

Employment: make overtime exemption available to employees engaged in transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables apply to employees engaged in transportation and preparation of sugar beets (see H.R. 917), H724 [4MR]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289), H148 [9JA]

———establish independent agency responsible for safety, labeling, and inspection (see S. 1465), S12118 [8NO]

———improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 1264; H.R. 3070), S10475 [7OC], H10954 [13NO]

———include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 2344), H6704 [31JY]

———inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 1291; H.R. 801, 1137, 2103), S10787 [9OC], H588 [13FE], H1257 [20MR], H4835 [26JN]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see S. 220; H.R. 723), S726 [28JA], H523 [12FE]

———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6703 [31JY]

IRS: prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination Agreement (see S. 1274; H.R. 2658), S10631 [8OC], H8832 [9OC]

National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative to use as a reference price for commodities (see S. 256; H.R. 645), S945 [4FE], H393 [6FE]

———reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see S. 258; S. Res. 52, 55; H.R. 618, 646), S945 [4FE], S1226 [11FE], S1382 [13FE], H347 [5FE], H393 [6FE]

National Dairy Promotion and Research Board: election criteria for members and milk producers (see S. 81), S160 [21JA]

———payment of assessment by dairy product importers at the same rate as domestic producers (see S. 56), S160 [21JA]

———prohibit bloc voting by dairy cooperatives (see S. 55), S160 [21JA]

Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of inventory (see S. 790), S5001 [22MY]

———application of the deferral percentage test in determining the status of restaurant employee arrangements (see H.R. 1065), H1017 [13MR]

Documents

Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment Program, S10649 [8OC]

Letters

Inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry: Lori Robbins, Home on the Range & Co., S10800 [9OC]

Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance funding: Representative Skeen, H5378 [16JY]

Lists

Labeling requirements abroad for produce, S7771 [21JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (H.R. 1232), H1368, H1384 [9AP]

Coastal Berry (business): position on union organizing campaigns, H4069 [19JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets, E131 [4FE]

Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Food Innovation Center funding, H5447 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allegations of discriminatory practices, H1857 [24AP], H3909 [18JN]

———authority to recall tainted food, E1638 [3SE]

———Farm Services Agency funding, H5378 [16JY]

———Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance funding, H5378 [16JY]

Dept. of HHS: funding to prevent E. coli in cattle, enhance safe food handling practices, and improve treatment for related diseases in humans, H7324 [16SE]

Employment: make the overtime exemption available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of sugar beets (H.R. 917), E367 [4MR]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (H.R. 2480), H7368 [17SE]

Foreign trade: impact of fast-track negotiating procedures on U.S. environment and food safety laws, H8033 [26SE]

———impact of fast-track negotiating procedures on U.S. food safety laws, H8723-H8726 [8OC]

———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (H.R. 2332), E1617 [1AU]

Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank: tribute, E1973 [8OC]

Hillside, NJ: tribute to Community Food Bank of New Jersey, E1828 [23SE]

National Agriculture Day: observance, H1191 [20MR]

National Black McDonald's Operators Association: anniversary, E1955 [7OC]

National Dairy Promotion and Research Board: payment of assessment by dairy product importers at the same rate as domestic producers, H5564 [22JY]

Roundy's, Inc.: anniversary, E1642 [3SE]

Wilson, John E. (Jimmy): National Grocers Association Spirit of America Award recipient, E1732 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: court ruling on current milk marketing order system, S12087 [8NO]

———dairy and livestock research funding, S11375 [29OC]

———food, animal, and plant genome research strategy, S11374, S11375 [29OC]

———increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (S. 1119), S8582 [31JY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. 16), S129, S340 [21JA], S787 [29JA]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (S. 1042), S7771 [21JY]

———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (S. 277), S1025 [5FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (S. 257), S951, S957 [4FE], S1413 [13FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: collect and disseminate statistically reliable information from milk manufacturing plants on prices received for bulk cheese, S4090 [7MY], S4197 [8MY]

———collect and disseminate statistically reliable information from milk manufacturing plants on prices received for bulk cheese (S. 603), S3350, S3351 [17AP]

———continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (S. 1153), S8925 [8SE], S9301 [12SE]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (S. Res. 119), S9020, S9022 [9SE]

———inspection and certification of agricultural processing equipment, S7945 [23JY]

———Karnal bunt quarantine, S7943 [23JY]

———treatment of wild rice producers, S7945 [23JY], S11398 [30OC]

———use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (S. 52), S416 [21JA]

———use of feed grain costs as a basis for pricing milk (S. 604), S3350 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: funding to prevent E. coli in cattle, enhance safe food handling practices, and improve treatment for related diseases in humans, S8908 [8SE], S9058, S9063, S9064 [10SE], S9109 [11SE]

Food: establish independent agency responsible for safety, labeling, and inspection (S. 1465), S12130 [8NO]

———improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (S. 1264), S10480-S10483 [7OC]

———inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (S. 1291), S10798-S10800 [9OC]

Foreign trade: dairy and potato industry disputes with Canada and Mexico, S11210 [24OC]

———European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (S. 220), S752 [28JA], S1481 [24FE]

IRS: prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination Agreement (S. 1274), S10649 [8OC]

National Agriculture Day: observance, S2483 [18MR], S2641, S2727 [20MR]

National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative to use as a reference price for commodities (S. 256), S949 [4FE]

———reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price (S. 258), S958 [4FE], S1151 [10FE], S3351 [17AP]

———reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price (S. Res. 52), S1210, S1211 [11FE]

———reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price (S. Res. 55), S1366, S1367 [13FE]

National Dairy Promotion and Research Board: election criteria for members and milk producers (S. 81), S459 [21JA]

———payment of assessment by dairy product importers at the same rate as domestic producers (S. 56), S416 [21JA]

———prohibit bloc voting by dairy cooperatives (S. 55), S416 [21JA]

National Grocers Association: Grocers Care Award recipients, S6182 [24JN]

Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of inventory (S. 790), S5009 [22MY]

Summaries

Milk Price Discovery Improvement Act (S. 258), S960 [4FE]

National Cheese Exchange Oversight and Improvement Act (S. 256), S951 [4FE]

National Dairy Promotion Reform Act (S. 81), S460 [21JA]

Texts of

S. 16, Cattle Industry Improvement Act, S340-S343 [21JA]

S. 52, use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk, S417 [21JA]

S. 55, prohibit bloc voting by dairy cooperatives relative to the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, S418 [21JA]

S. 56, Dairy Product Equity Act, S418 [21JA]

S. 81, National Dairy Promotion Reform Act, S460 [21JA]

S. 220, Fair Trade in Meat and Pork Products Act, S753 [28JA]

S. 256, National Cheese Exchange Oversight and Improvement Act, S950 [4FE]

S. 257, amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets, S952-S957 [4FE]

S. 258, Milk Price Discovery Improvement Act, S959 [4FE]

S. 603, collect and disseminate statistically reliable information from milk manufacturing plants on prices received for bulk cheese, S3350 [17AP]

S. 604, use of feed grain costs as a basis for pricing milk, S3351 [17AP]

S. 790, allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of inventory, S5009 [22MY]

S. 1119, increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities, S8582 [31JY]

S. 1153, continuation of Dept. of Agriculture Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety, S8926 [8SE]

S. 1264, Food Safety Enforcement Enhancement Act, S10480-S10482 [7OC]

S. 1274, prohibit the threat of an IRS audit to compel agreement with Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination Agreement, S10649 [8OC]

S. Res. 52, reduce effect of the National Cheese Exchange on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price, S1240 [11FE]

S. Res. 55, reduce effect of the National Cheese Exchange on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price, S1368, S1407 [13FE]

S. Res. 119, establish temporary Dept. of Agriculture emergency minimum milk prices, S9020 [9SE]