FOOD INDUSTRY

Articles and editorials

Paul Newman, a Magnetic Titan of Hollywood, Is Dead at 83, S10147 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: prohibit importation of ruminants, swine, and their products from Argentina until the Dept. of Agriculture certifies that Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease (see S. 3238), S6559 [10JY] (see H.R. 6522), H6673 [16JY]

———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. 6635), H7306 [29JY]

———protect 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. 6637), H7306 [29JY]

———provide emergency financial assistance to producers and first handlers of fresh tomatoes for losses incurred as a result of the FDA public health advisory regarding tomatoes (see H.R. 6581), H7057 [23JY]

———provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see S. 3653), S10069 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize the ordering of a recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (see H.R. 5518), H1183 [28FE]

———promote domesticated beef, establish an importers council to promote nondomestic beef, and establish new referendum requirements (see S. 3404), S7904 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the Orange Juice Promotion and Production Improvement Trust Fund (see H.R. 5189), H556 [29JA]

FDA: authorize appropriations for seafood inspection regime (see H.R. 5219), H557 [29JA]

———evaluate scientific evidence on whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects (see H. Res. 1487), H9085 [23SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the safety of the food supply (see S. 3385), S7904 [31JY]

Food: ensure safety (see H.R. 5827), H2442 [16AP]

———ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see S. 2914), S3401 [24AP]

———extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see S. 2784), S2133 [13MR]

———improve safety by providing for improved information technology to identify high-risk imports and enhanced use of science to identify and address food safety issues (see H.R. 5904), H2759 [24AP]

———prohibit use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and require the publishing of names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall (see H.R. 5762), H2223 [10AP]

———require chain restaurants and grocery stores to disclose nutritional information on prepared foods (see S. 3575), S9492 [25SE]

———require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 7187), H10299 [27SE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 6636), H7306 [29JY]

———strengthen food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 2770), S2133 [13MR]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 7143), H10130 [26SE]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 6885), H8049 [11SE]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 1522), H10642 [29SE]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 6228), H5214 [10JN]

Safety: establish traceability system for food (see S. 3422), S8035 [1AU]

———improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 3267), S6722 [15JY]

Senate: continue certain Federal employee benefits for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the restaurants are contracted to a private business concern (see S. 2967), S3699 [1MY]

Tariff: oysters (other than smoked), prepared or preserved (see H.R. 5014), H294 [16JA]

———sardines in oil, in airtight containers, neither skinned nor boned (see H.R. 5015), H294 [16JA]

Letters

Ban use of diacetyl in the production of microwave popcorn: several consumer organizations, S1683 [6MR]

Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act: Burdell Johnson, American Sheep Industry Association, S6563 [10JY]

———Doug Sombke, South Dakota Farmers Union, S6564 [10JY]

———Jodie Hickman, South Dakota Cattlemen's Association, S6564 [10JY]

———R.M. Thornsberry, Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF) United Stockgrowers of America (organization), S6564 [10JY]

———Tom Buis, National Farmers Union, S6563 [10JY]

Impact of biofuels on food prices: A.D. David MacKay, Kellogg Co., S6191 [26JN]

———D.R. Conant, Campbell Soup Co., S6191 [26JN]

Poems

``Good Man,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2177 [30SE]

Press releases

Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act: U.S. Cattlemen's Association, S6563 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: impact of ethanol production on food prices, H3767 [13MY], H4447-H4450 [21MY], H5061 [9JN], H6568-H6570 [15JY]

———prohibit importation of ruminants, swine, and their products from Argentina until the Dept. of Agriculture certifies that Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease (H.R. 6522), H6678 [17JY]

———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. 6635), E1596 [30JY]

———protect 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. 6637), E1596 [30JY]

———provide for Federal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to enable the development of farms that are net producers of both food and energy (H.R. 80), H3007 [1MY], H3330 [8MY], H6723 [17JY]

Cafe 2115 (business): tribute, E501 [3AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize the ordering of a recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (H.R. 5518), E272 [28FE]

Dept. of Labor: exempt organic dust in food grain from standards relative to worker exposure to combustible dust if standards would increase the domestic price of such food grain, H2919, H2920 [30AP]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (H.R. 7187), E2135 [28SE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (H.R. 6636), E1596 [30JY]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (H.R. 6885), E1808 [16SE]

Mars, Inc.: tribute to opening of facility in Elizabethtown, PA, E2030 [26SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Coogan's Restaurant Salsa, Blues & Shamrocks 5K Run, E354 [11MR]

Pittman, Dan: Texas Restaurant Association Hall of Honor inductee, E1620 [30JY]

Senate: continue certain Federal employee benefits for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the restaurants are contracted to a private business concern (S. 2967), H6378 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: impact of ethanol production on food prices, S3992 [12MY], S4165 [14MY], S5483 [11JN]

———prohibit importation of ruminants, swine, and their products from Argentina until the Dept. of Agriculture certifies that Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease (S. 3238), S6562, S6563 [10JY]

Atlanta, GA: anniversary of Georgian Club, S2940 [10AP]

FDA: food safety program funding, S1986 [12MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the safety of the food supply (S. 3385), S7933 [31JY]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (S. 2784), S2159 [13MR]

———strengthen food safety inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (S. 2770), S2151 [13MR]

Labeling: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly, S1580 [5MR]

———require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (S. 414), S158 [23JA]

Living Nutz (company): tribute, S1269 [27FE]

Old Orchard Beach, ME: tribute to Kate's Homemade Butter (business), S10647 [19NO]

Power resources: impact of biofuels on food prices, S6190, S6191 [26JN]

Safety: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (S. 3267), S6817 [16JY]

———improve public health and food safety through enhanced food traceability and inspection systems, S7471 [25JY]

Senate: continue certain Federal employee benefits for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the restaurants are contracted to a private business concern (S. 2967), S4986 [3JN]

States: lift ban on interstate distribution of State-inspected meat, S4242 [15MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Homeland Security National Bio and Agrodefense Facility Establishment: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1717) (H. Rept. 110-819), H7805 [1AU]

Texts of

S. 2967, continue certain Federal employee benefits for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the restaurants are contracted to a private business concern, S4987 [3JN], H6378-H6380 [10JY]

S. 3238, Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act, S6563 [10JY]

S. 3385, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S7934-S7946 [31JY]

Tributes

Newman, Paul, S10146 [30SE], S10461 [2OC], E2146 [28SE], E2177 [30SE]