FOOD INDUSTRY

Articles and editorials

Coke Didn't Make America Fat, S10459 [15OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (see S. 665), S3609 [23MR]

———authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 778), H779 [28JA]

———establish temporary minimum price for Class II and Class III milk under Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 3935), H11867 [27OC]

———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. 337), S994 [28JA] (see H.R. 1226), H2873 [26FE]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk, milk protein concentrate, or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 666), S3609 [23MR]

———provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (see S. 1783), S10434 [14OC]

———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 (see H.R. 41), H29 [6JA]

Children and youth: update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see S. 934), S4963 [30AP] (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]

Courts: prevent lawsuits for weight gain or obesity against food or non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers, distributors, trade associations, or sellers that comply with statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 812), H920 [3FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize the ordering of a recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (see S. 1527), S8196 [28JY]

———compensate poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of processing plant closures or other cost-cutting measures by bankrupt poultry processors (see H.R. 3150), H7946 [9JY]

———determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes by using the national average cost of production (see S. 889), S4669 [23AP] (see S. 1645), S8994 [6AU]

———establish a national food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program for agricultural producers (see S. 2758), S11290 [9NO]

———foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers (see S. 460), S2423 [24FE]

———increase rate for payments under the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program and facilitate milk producer association efforts to remove dairy cows from production (see H.R. 3322), H8707 [23JY]

———prohibit the use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (see S. 667), S3609 [23MR]

———promote domestic beef and establish new referendum requirements (see S. 1062), S5555 [18MY]

———require persons who retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register and pay fees for retaining such seed (see H.R. 3299), H8585 [22JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Imported and Domestic Product Safety and the Product Safety Coordinating Council (see S. 893), S4669 [23AP]

Dept. of Education: study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3625), H9806 [22SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide authority to order a mandatory recall of any product that is regulated by the FDA (see H.R. 841), H921 [3FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the Food Desert Oasis Pilot Program (see H.R. 3100), H7704 [26JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]

FDA: evaluate 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 birth defects (see H. Res. 202), H2886 [2MR]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (see S. 510), S2691 [3MR]

———use consumer information maintained by retailers to improve recalls of food (see H.R. 1907), H4520 [2AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: ban use of the arsenic compound known as roxarsone as a food additive (see H.R. 3624), H9806 [22SE]

Fish and fishing: ensure sale and consumption of raw oysters and direct the FDA to conduct an education campaign on the risks associated with consuming raw oysters (see S. 2752), S11290 [9NO]

———prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio vulnificus applicable to post-harvest processing of oysters (see S. 2735), S11205 [5NO] (see H.R. 4022), H12364 [4NO]

———strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (see H.R. 1080), H1605 [13FE]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 185), H34 [6JA]

———ensure safety (see H.R. 999), H1247 [11FE] (see H.R. 1332), H3053 [5MR]

———ensure safety of imported food (see S. 429), S2229 [12FE] (see H.R. 2800), H6537 [10JN]

———ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see S. 92), S41 [6JA]

———extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see S. 1048), S5501 [14MY] (see H.R. 2426), H5665 [14MY]

———include freshness dates on food labeling (see H.R. 2087), H4732 [23AP]

———provide for enhanced foodborne illness surveillance and food safety capacity and establish regional food safety centers of excellence (see S. 1269), S6650 [16JN]

———require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see S. 558), S2964 [10MR] (see H.R. 1398), H3104 [9MR]

———require foods containing certain ingredients derived from meat, poultry, or other animal products to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of such ingredients (see H.R. 2086), H4732 [23AP]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1042 [4FE]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (see H. Res. 525), H6538 [10JN] (see H. Res. 540), H6743 [12JN]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 1660), H3747 [23MR] (see H.R. 3744), H11110 [7OC]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H37 [6JA]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see S. 1086), S5700 [20MY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see S. 593), S3074 [12MR] (see H.R. 1523), H3437 [16MR]

———prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (see S. 753), S4063 [31MR]

———require a warning on label of food containers composed, in whole or in part, of bisphenol A or could release bisphenol A into food (see H.R. 4341), H15499 [16DE]

Safety: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 815), H920 [3FE]

———improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (see S. 425), S2229 [12FE] (see H.R. 814), H920 [3FE]

———require processors of food products to certify that the processed food products are not adulterated (see S. 2819), S12008 [30NO]

Tariff: cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl (see S. 2135), S10917 [29OC]

———codify definition of terms used in a certain subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule relative to tuna products (see H.R. 1309), H2979 [4MR]

———flavored green tea in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kilograms (see S. 1974), S10850 [28OC]

———flavored green tea (not fermented) (see S. 1975), S10850 [28OC]

———methyl cinnamate (see S. 2030), S10914 [29OC]

Taxation: modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 273), H70 [7JA]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 1313), S6887 [22JN] (see H.R. 3227), H8184 [15JY]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4306), H14877 [14DE]

Letters

Allow poultry imports from China and implement Food Safety and Inspection Service regulation governing such imports: several organizations, H7790 [8JY]

Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act: Jodie Hickman, South Dakota Cattlemen's Association, S996 [28JA]

———Jon Wooster, U.S. Cattlemen's Association, S995 [28JA]

———R.M. Thornsberry, Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF) United Stockgrowers of America (organization), S996 [28JA]

———Sam D. Holland, South Dakota Animal Industry Board, S995 [28JA]

———Tom Buis, National Farmers Union, S996 [28JA]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (H.R. 778), E160 [28JA]

———impact of ethanol production on food prices, H2891 [3MR]

A&W Restaurants, Inc.: anniversary, E1506 [19JN]

Burkholder, Anne: Nebraska Cattlemen's Beef Association Beef Quality Assurance Program Producer of the Year award recipient, E2819 [19NO]

Darden Restaurants, Inc.: tribute, E2381 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow poultry imports from China and implement Food Safety and Inspection Service regulation governing such imports, H7790 [8JY]

———consider cost of production when setting milk prices, H5896 [21MY]

Elk Grove Village, IL: anniversary of Jarosch Bakery, E2445 [6OC]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (H.R. 1080), H9750-H9755 [22SE], E276 [13FE]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (H.R. 1398), E597 [9MR]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (H. Res. 525), H6518 [10JN]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (H. Res. 540), H6776, H6778 [15JN]

Hamra, Sam and June: Wendy's International, Inc., R. David Thomas Founder's Award recipients, E2847 [1DE]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (H.R. 1660), E804 [30MR]

Manassas, VA: tribute to Cakes by Happy Eatery, E2828 [19NO]

National Dairy Month: support goals (H. Res. 507), H8367-H8369 [20JY]

Newman, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 18), H2612-H2615 [24FE]

Nicholls State University: prohibit funding for the Institute for Seafood Studies project, H6968 [17JN]

Tariff: codify definition of terms used in a certain subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule relative to tuna products (H.R. 1309), E549 [4MR]

Vienna, VA: anniversary of Vienna Inn, E2824 [19NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (S. 665), S3613 [23MR]

———effect of increased food production on the environment, S9921-S9924 [29SE]

———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. 337), S995 [28JA]

———provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products (S. 1783), S10438 [14OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize the ordering of a recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (S. 1527), S8202 [28JY]

———Dairy Product Price Support Program funding, S8620 [31JY], S8714-S8716, S8721, S8725, S8726 [4AU]

———determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes by using the national average cost of production (S. 889), S4693 [23AP]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S2692 [3MR], S6912 [23JN], S7285 [9JY], S10658 [22OC], S11396 [17NO]

Fish and fishing: prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio vulnificus applicable to post-harvest processing of oysters (S. 2735), S11148 [5NO]

Food: ensure safety of imported food (S. 429), S2239-S2243 [12FE]

———extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (S. 1048), S5522 [14MY]

———provide for enhanced foodborne illness surveillance and food safety capacity and establish regional food safety centers of excellence (S. 1269), S6911-S6913 [23JN], S7285 [9JY], S10658 [22OC]

Muddy Rudder (business): tribute, S11342 [10NO]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (S. 1086), S5702 [20MY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (S. 593), S3086 [12MR]

Safety: improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (S. 425), S2236 [12FE]

———require processors of food products to certify that the processed food products are not adulterated (S. 2819), S12009-S12011 [30NO]

Reports filed

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1080) (H. Rept. 111-228), H8808 [24JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 18, tribute to Paul Newman, H2612 [24FE]

H. Res. 507, support goals of National Dairy Month, H8367 [20JY]

H. Res. 540, express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant in Garner, NC, and commend those who responded to the tragedy, H6776 [15JN]

H.R. 1080, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act, H9751-H9754 [22SE]

S. 429, Ending Agricultural Threats—Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act, S2240-S2242 [12FE]

S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S2693-S2705 [3MR]

S. 593, Ban Poisonous Additives Act, S3087 [12MR]

S. 1086, Livestock Marketing Fairness Act, S5703 [20MY]

S. 1783, Dairy COOL Act, S10438 [14OC]

S. 2819, Processed Food Safety Act, S12011 [30NO]