FOOD INDUSTRY

Amendments

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H742, H744, H746, H747, H748, H751 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H527 [2MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H734 [8MR]

Articles and editorials

Farmers at the Trough, S3862 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5267), H1979 [2MY]

———provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 5266), H1979 [2MY]

———require air carriers that ship live animals as cargo to ship certain live animals as mail (see S. 2395), S1965 [9MR]

Children and youth: update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 2592), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5167), H1679 [6AP]

Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 5271), H1979 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultual commodities (see S. 2307), S1413 [16FE]

———improve safety of meat and poultry products through retrieval of history, use, and location of products using a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification (see S. 3601), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5727), H4915 [29JN]

———prevent a quality grade label issued for beef and lamb from being used for imported beef or lamb (see H.R. 4689), H153 [1FE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 3128), S5228 [25MY]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (see H. Res. 702), H508 [1MR] (see H. Res. 710), H644 [7MR]

Fish and fishing: establish a volunteer program and promote community partnerships for the benefit of national fish hatcheries and fisheries program offices (see H.R. 5381), H2585 [11MY]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5268), H1979 [2MY]

———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 5270), H1979 [2MY]

———extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see S. 3484), S5659 [8JN] (see H.R. 5563), H3641 [8JN]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5269), H1979 [2MY]

Foreign trade: provide for liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of canned pineapple fruit (see S. 3137, 3138), S5228 [25MY]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers (see H.R. 5628), H4134 [15JN]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see S. 3548), S6283 [21JN] (see H.R. 5675), H4520 [22JN]

———respond to prohibition on the importation of U.S. beef by prohibiting importation of Japanese beef into the U.S. (see H.R. 5696), H4794 [28JN]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 4713), H223 [8FE]

Safety: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 3615), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5729), H4915 [29JN]

States: reform inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 3519), S5949 [15JN]

Tariff: roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes (see S. 2227), S370 [31JA]

Factsheets

Ongoing Disaster Assistance Programs for Agricultural Producers: Dept. of Agriculture, S3862 [2MY]

Letters

National Uniformity for Food Act: Connie Tipton, International Dairy Foods Association, and Jerry Kozak, National Milk Producers Federation, H742 [8MR]

———Don Ament, Colorado Dept. of Agriculture, H524 [2MR]

———J. Carlton Courter III, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, H728 [8MR]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H538 [2MR]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H538 [2MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H522 [2MR], H730 [8MR]

Memorandums

National Uniformity for Food Act: Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General, H532 [2MR]

Motions

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H755 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H528 [2MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (S. 2120), H1149-H1154 [28MR], E497 [4AP]

———prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (H.R. 5267), E687 [2MY]

———provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (H.R. 5266), E687 [2MY]

Animals: create an animal identification system to better track bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases, H942 [14MR]

Bronx, NY: prohibit funding for the Arthur Street Retail Market, H4717, H4718 [28JN]

Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (H.R. 5271), E687 [2MY]

Crosby, Colleen: International Women in Coffee Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E277 [2MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) tracking programs funding, H3066-H3068 [23MY]

———Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Organic Transitions Program funding, H3059-H3061 [23MY]

———establish a Livestock Identification Board, H3085 [23MY]

———exempt dairy producer-handlers which produce less than 9 million pounds of milk per month from certain regulatory requirements, H3100 [23MY]

———National Animal Identification System funding, H3028, H3080-H3082 [23MY]

———peanut storage and handling program extension, H3051, H3077-H3079 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for dairy education in Iowa, H3104, H3105 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for Food Marketing Policy Center in Connecticut, H3106, H3107 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for fruit and vegetable market analysis in Arizona and Missouri, H3105, H3106 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for hydroponic tomato production in Ohio, H3110, H3111 [23MY]

———removal of consumer public interest representation from the National Organic Standards Board, H3054, H3055 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: verify that proposed food safety legislation will pose no additional risk to public health or safety from terrorist attacks on the food supply, H746 [8MR]

FDA: expedite consideration of State petitions for adoption of food warnings relative to cancer-causing agents, reproductive effects or birth defects, or children's exposure to certain harmful agents, H744-H746 [8MR]

———permit States to maintain or enact food warning laws that require notifications regarding health risks associated with sulfiting agents in bulk foods, H748-H751 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H530-H539 [2MR], H574 [7MR], H739-H758 [8MR], E332, E336 [9MR], E467 [30MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H521-H529 [2MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H727-H736 [8MR], E340 [9MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), motion to recommit, H755, H756 [8MR]

———State notification requirement regarding the presence or potential effects of mercury in fish and shellfish, H751, H752 [8MR]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 5268), E687 [2MY]

———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (H.R. 5270), E687 [2MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (H.R. 5269), E687 [2MY]

Gray, Owen: National Restaurant Association Restaurant Neighbor Award recipient, E385 [16MR]

Safety: allow States to require labeling of meat or fish packaged with carbon monoxide, H574 [7MR], H728-H730, H755, H756 [8MR]

San Mateo, CA: anniversary of Takahashi Market, E96 [8FE]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Serlin's Cafe, E271 [2MR]

States: clarify jurisdiction over certain food adulteration standards in absence of a Federal standard and allow further regulation of dietary supplements, H743, H744 [8MR]

———preserve authorities that help defend and respond to bioterrorism attacks on the food supply, H747, H748 [8MR]

Wood, Dave: National Meat Association E. Floyd Forbes Award recipient, E170 [15FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: require air carriers that ship live animals as cargo to ship certain live animals as mail (S. 2395), S1967 [9MR]

Children and youth: update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (S. 2592), S3240 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultual commodities (S. 2307), S1428 [16FE]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (S. 3484), S5669 [8JN]

Hawaii: sugarcane growers assistance funding, S3860-S3862 [2MY]

Health: allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address problems of weight gain, obesity, and associated health conditions (S. 908), S6056 [19JN]

Safety: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (S. 3615), S6801 [29JN]

States: reform inspection of meat and poultry (S. 3519), S5957 [15JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 702) (H. Rept. 109-381), H508 [1MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 710) (H. Rept. 109-386), H644 [7MR]

National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4167) (H. Rept. 109-379), H449 [28FE]

Summaries

Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act (H.R. 5266), E687 [2MY]

Genetically Engineered Food Right To Know Act (H.R. 5269), E687 [2MY]

Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act (H.R. 5268), E687 [2MY]

Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act (H.R. 5271), E687 [2MY]

Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act (H.R. 5267), E688 [2MY]

Real Solutions to World Hunger Act (H.R. 5270), E687 [2MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 702, consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H521 [2MR]

H. Res. 710, consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H727 [8MR]

H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H739-H741 [8MR]

S. 2120, Milk Regulatory Equity Act, H1149 [28MR]

S. 2395, require air carriers that ship live animals as cargo to ship certain live animals as mail, S1967 [9MR]

S. 2592, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act, S3241 [6AP]