FOOD INDUSTRY

Amendments

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7980, S7981, S7986, S7989, S7990 [17NO], S8067, S8068, S8069 [18NO], S8131, S8202 [19NO]

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. 5578), H4779 [23JN]

———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. 5579), H4779 [23JN]

California Almond Growers Exchange: anniversary (see H. Res. 1668), H7154 (see H. Res. 1668), H7212 [28SE]

CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (see H.R. 4456), H139 [13JA]

EPA: finalize proposed rule to amend spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry (see S. 3622), S6078 [21JY] (see H.R. 5426), H4021 (see H.R. 5426), H4083 [27MY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy (see S. 3832), S7420 [23SE]

———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 3971), S8062 [18NO] (see H.R. 6265), H7389 [29SE]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 3969), S8062 [18NO] (see H.R. 6264), H7389 [29SE]

Federal Meat Inspection Act: revise definition of term ``adulterated'' to include E. coli contamination (see S. 3435), S4528 [27MY]

Food: ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see S. 2934), S51 [20JA]

———establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3767), S7033 [13SE]

———improve communication to consumers when there is a food recall (see S. 3114), S1516 [15MR]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3669), S6520 [29JY]

———require food containing bioengineered products be labeled (see H.R. 6325), H7392 [29SE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H4778 [23JN]

———strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 3928), S7788 [29SE]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 6552), H8785 [17DE]

Food Security Act: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits (see S. 3701), S6736 [4AU]

Foreign trade: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (see S. Res. 544), S4529 [27MY]

———support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Japan (see H. Res. 1196), H1656 [18MR]

Health: raise awareness of hypertension and reverse prevalence in U.S. through education, community programs, culturally competent strategies, research, and efforts to reduce salt content in foods (see H. Res. 1656), H6989 [23SE]

Immigration: improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders (see S. 3858), S7618 [28SE]

Japan: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (see S. Res. 452), S1458 [11MR]

Kellogg, Will Keith (W.K.): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H1358 [11MR]

National American Meat and Poultry Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 1199), H1744 [19MR]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 1368), H3541 [18MY]

Safety: improve food safety by supporting efforts by entities that purchase beef, pork, or poultry products to further examine the products and prohibit interference with such examination (see H.R. 4750), H1103 [3MR]

———require tracing of meat and meat food products that are adulterated or contaminated by enteric foodborne pathogens to the source of the adulteration or contamination (see S. 3163), S2019 [24MR]

Taxation: permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 3510), S5112 [17JN]

———provide a temporary suspension of limitation on charitable contributions and extend the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 2937), S51 [20JA]

———provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 5685), H5501 [1JY]

Cloture motions

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8049 [18NO], S8229 [29NO]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7929 [17NO]

Letters

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Carol L. Tucker-Foreman, Consumer Federation of America, S7920 [17NO]

———Carol L. Tucker-Foreman and Chris Waldrop, Consumer Federation of America, S7402 [23SE]

———David W. Plunkett and Caroline Smith DeWaal, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S7401 [23SE]

———Jean Halloran and Amy V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, S7920 [17NO]

———Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), S7401 [23SE], S7919 [17NO]

———Jennifer Hatcher, Food Marketing Institute, S7401 [23SE]

———Joel G. Newman, American Feed Industry Association, S7402 [23SE]

———Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS and Margaret A. Hamburg, FDA, S7921 [17NO]

———Kathleen Sebelius and Margaret A. Hamburg, Dept. of HHS, S7402 [23SE]

———several food and agricultural organizations, S7930 [17NO]

———several food industry, consumers, and public health community organizations, S7920 [17NO]

———several organizations, S7401 [23SE]

———Shelley A. Hearne, Pew Charitable Trusts (organization), S7920 [17NO]

———Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch (organization), S7401 [23SE]

Lists

Leading retailers and manufacturers phasing out bisphenol A (BPA), S7942 [17NO]

Organizations supporting FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, H8210 [8DE], H8889 [21DE]

Motions

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7730 [29SE], S8230 [29NO]

Press releases

Kraft Foods Announces Plans To Double the Amount of Whole Grain in Nabisco Crackers: Kraft Foods Inc., E1504 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Amsterdam, NY: anniversary of Russo's Bar & Grill (business), H2823 [22AP]

Associated Food and Petroleum Dealers: anniversary, E254 [25FE]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Loeser's Deli, E2179 [18DE]

California Almond Growers Exchange: anniversary (H. Res. 1668), E1755 [28SE]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Monocle (restaurant), E2079 [7DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food, H8148-H8151, H8207-H8213 [8DE], H8820-H8823, H8861-H8890 [21DE], E2098 [9DE]

Food: ensure safety of seafood and seafood products, H5307 [1JY]

Grainfield, KS: tribute to Harvest Market, H1085 [3MR]

Health: raise awareness of hypertension and reverse prevalence in U.S. through education, community programs, culturally competent strategies, research, and efforts to reduce salt content in foods (H. Res. 1656), E1735 [23SE]

Kellogg, Will Keith (W.K.): tribute (H. Res. 1172), H3773-H3775 [25MY]

Kraft Foods Inc.: increased whole grain content in snack crackers, E1504 [30JY]

Laredo, TX: anniversary of Coca-Cola Bottling Co., E1179 [23JN]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H1401 [15MR], H1522 [17MR]

National Dairy Month: support goals (H. Res. 1368), H4390, H4391 [14JN], E1097 [15JN]

National Peanut Board: anniversary, E333 [9MR]

Stuarts Draft, VA: anniversary of McKee Foods Corp., facility, E1093 [14JN]

Tacoma, WA: Farrelli's Wood Fire Pizza recipient of National Restaurant Association Restaurant Neighbor Award, E2067 [7DE]

Virginia: tribute to 10th Congressional District grocery stores for donations to food banks and pantries, E1290 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: allow small farmers to be regulated by States, S8010, S8013 [18NO], S8225, S8226 [29NO], S8266 [30NO]

CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (BPA), S7941, S7942 [17NO]

DennyMike's 'Cue Stuff Inc.: tribute, S2585 [22AP]

EPA: finalize proposed rule to amend spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry (S. 3622), S6081 [21JY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food, S10770 [19DE], S10810 [20DE]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S6866 [5AU], S7111 [15SE], S7143 [16SE], S7337 [22SE], S7392-S7405 [23SE], S8046, S8049, S8093, S8094 [18NO], S8111 [19NO], S8211-S8213, S8219-S8239 [29NO], S8259-S8268 [30NO], S8545 [6DE]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7877, S7880 [15NO], S7913, S7917-S7923, S7926, S7929-S7932, S7941, S7942 [17NO], S8001, S8008-S8010, S8013-S8017, S8025-S8031 [18NO]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), unanimous-consent agreement, S8222 [29NO]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), unanimous-consent request, S7336 [22SE], S7394 [23SE], S8221, S8222 [29NO], S8267 [30NO]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy, S8232 [29NO], S8263 [30NO]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy (S. 3832), S7397 [23SE]

———permit emergency scheduling of designer anabolic steriods, S8028 [18NO]

Food: establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 3767), S7038 [13SE]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 3669), S6526 [29JY]

———strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood, S7922 [17NO]

Foreign trade: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (S. Res. 544), S4560 [27MY]

Houlton, ME: tribute to Courtyard Cafe, S6878 [5AU]

Immigration: improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders (S. 3858), S7633 [28SE]

Japan: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (S. Res. 452), S1463 [11MR]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Fuel (restaurant), S1668 [17MR]

Ray's (restaurant): Monticello-Drew County, AR, Chamber of Commerce and Monticello Economic Development Commission Business of the Year award recipient, S435 [2FE]

Shain's of Maine (business): tribute, S4525 [27MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2751, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1781) (H. Rept. 111-692), H8940 [21DE]

Food Safety Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3767), S7420 [23SE]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of Harkin substitute amendment to S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S8267 [30NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 1172, tribute to Will Keith (W.K.) Kellogg, H3773 [25MY]

H. Res. 1368, support goals of National Dairy Month, H4390 [14JN]

S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S8031-S8046 [18NO]

S. 3669, Food Safety Enforcement Act, S6526 [29JY]

S. 3767, Food Safety Accountability Act, S7038 [13SE]

S. 3858, H-2A Improvement Act, S7633 [28SE]

S. Res. 452, support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Japan, S1463 [11MR]

S. Res. 544, support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products, S4555, S4561 [27MY]