FOOD

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

Get Ready for Health Wars, E35 [31JA]

100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2006—Celebrating Companies That Excel at Serving a Variety of Stakeholders Well, S4329 [10MY]

Waterbury Coffee Firm Deserves High Praise, S4330 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see S. 2487), S2689 [31MR]

———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]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2250), S769 [7FE] (see H.R. 4924), H867 [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: improve access to food stamps by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to certain nonprofit groups to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 5158), H1678 [6AP]

———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]

FDA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H3787 [12JN]

———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]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 5280), H2101 [3MY]

———require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (see S. 3546), S6283 [21JN]

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

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

Health: encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices (see H.R. 4860), H564 [2MR]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 5698), H4794 [28JN]

Hunger: 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]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 791), H1980 [2MY]

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]

National Institute of Food and Agriculture: establish (see S. 2782), S4339 [10MY]

National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 5344), H2502 [10MY]

Nutrition: 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]

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act: revise and extend (see S. 2792), S4469 [11MY]

Safety: ensure for genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5268), H1979 [2MY]

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

Tariff: artichokes prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen (see S. 3224, 3225), S5230 [25MY]

———canned, boiled oysters, not smoked (see S. 3182), S5229 [25MY]

———capers (see S. 3223), S5230 [25MY]

———capers in containers (see S. 3226), S5230 [25MY]

———giardiniera prepared or preserved otherwise than by certain concentrations of vinegar or acetic acid (see S. 3220), S5230 [25MY] (see S. 3610), S6786 [29JN]

———liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of frozen fish (see S. 3118), S5228 [25MY]

———pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by certain concentrations of vinegar or acetic acid (see S. 3218), S5229 [25MY]

———pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (see S. 3219), S5230 [25MY]

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

———Roquefort cheese (see S. 3215), S5229 [25MY]

Essays

Should Food Be a Basic Human Right?: Meredith Kiesel, E140 [14FE]

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]

Arlington County, VA: tribute to Arlington Food Assistance Center, E1021 [6JN]

Augusta, GA: anniversary of Sconyers Barbecue Restaurant, E59 [1FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2333 [9MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service bovine tuberculosis eradication program funding, H3061, H3062 [23MY]

———bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) tracking programs funding, H3066-H3068 [23MY]

———Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H3052, H3053 [23MY]

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

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

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

———privatization of Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process, H3103, H3104 [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]

———WIC Program funding, H228 [14FE]

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]

Diseases: support education efforts to increase awareness of the need for folic acid to prevent birth defects, H201 [8FE]

FDA: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), H4357-H4359 [21JN]

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

Foreign aid: limit assistance to countries that prohibit the importation of U.S. beef, H3689, H3690 [9JN]

Glendale, AZ: anniversary of La Perla Cafe, E721 [4MY]

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

Health: combat obesity, H3028 [23MY]

Hunger: anti-hunger programs funding, H3026 [23MY]

———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]

———reduce, E991 [26MY]

Kamm's Corners, OH: tribute to Kathleen's Kitchen, E511 [4AP]

Lake Oswego, OR: tribute to Lake Grove Elementary School students, E714 [3MY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E726 [4MY], E814 [12MY], E1241 [21JN]

New Haven, CT: tribute to Frank and Mary's Sub Shop, E1210 [20JN]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (H.R. 1792), H4356 [21JN]

———provide a non-binding formula for calculating annual increases in fuel costs for senior citizen programs, H4355 [21JN]

Safety: ensure for genetically engineered foods (H.R. 5268), E687 [2MY]

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

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]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (S. 2487), S2690 [31MR]

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

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2250), S770 [7FE]

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]

Congress: extend the ban on gifts from lobbyists to include meals and refreshments, S1869, S1870, S1872 [8MR], S2493-S2498 [29MR]

FDA: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), S7180, S7181 [29JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (S. 3546), S6285-S6287 [21JN]

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

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.: inclusion in Business Ethics (publication) top corporate citizens list, S4329 [10MY]

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]

———combat obesity in children, S5593 [7JN]

———encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices, S108 [25JA]

Healthy Schools, Inc: General Mills, Inc., Champions for Healthy Kids Award recipient, S7412 [12JY]

Hunger: encourage effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training (S. 1885), S5584, S5591 [7JN]

National Institute of Food and Agriculture: establish (S. 2782), S4341 [10MY]

Nutrition: 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]

Paducah Park Services: General Mills, Inc., Champions for Healthy Kids Award recipient, S7412 [12JY]

Pendleton County Education Foundation, Inc.: General Mills, Inc., Champions for Healthy Kids Award recipient, S7412 [12JY]

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act: revise and extend (S. 2792), S4476 [11MY]

Reports

New Normal? What Girls Say About Healthy Living: Girl Scout Research Institute, S108 [25JA]

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]

FDA Anniversary: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 109-511), H4327 [20JN]

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. Con. Res. 426, FDA anniversary, H4357 [21JN]

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. 2250, Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act, S771 [7FE]

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]