FOOD INDUSTRY

Articles and editorials

‘Eco-Friendly’ Paper Straws Contain Harmful PFAS Chemicals, H5359 [2NO]

It Turns Out All Those Paper Straws Are Bad for the Environment, H5358 [2NO]

Not So Eco-Friendly? Paper Straws Contain More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than Plastic, Study Says, H5357 [2NO]

Paper Straws Are No Better Than Plastic, Research Says, H5359 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: place moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, strengthen Packers and Stockyards Act, and require country-of-origin labeling on meat and dairy products (see S. 271), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 797), H678 [2FE]

——— recognize efforts of agricultural research and promotion boards to develop and strengthen markets for specific commodities while increasing sales, consumer awareness, and overall demand (see H. Res. 588), H3575 [13JY]

——— regulate market concentration and competition in food and agriculture industry (see S. 2670), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 4979), H4137 [27JY]

——— require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see S. 2601), S3754 [27JY] (see H.R. 4978), H4137 [27JY]

Alaska: improve access to healthy foods, food processing, housing, forestry, agricultural research, and other agricultural programs, and Tribal self-determination relative to those programs (see S. 2354), S2984 [18JY]

Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see S. 2037), S2123 [15JN] (see H.R. 3475), H2453 [18MY]

——— urge all countries to outlaw dog and cat meat trade and enforce existing laws against such trade (see S. Con. Res. 16), S3460 [20JY] (see H. Con. Res. 59), H3888 [20JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: contract with food service and vending machine contractors and encourage gift shops to accept cryptocurrency (see S. Con. Res. 1), S99 [25JA]

CCC: research and develop policy to insure production of mushrooms (see S. 1816), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3815), H2740 [5JN]

China: prohibit importation of seafood and aquaculture products from China (see S. 3417), S5807 [6DE]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: determine whether national security review is needed for reportable agricultural land transactions referred by Sec. of Agriculture (see H.R. 5409), H4263 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain States to directly purchase commodities (see S. 2578), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 5059), H4141 [27JY]

——— allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1646), H1293 [17MR]

——— allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry online (see S. 1512), S1602 [10MY]

——— amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have interest in small meat packing businesses (see H.R. 530), H426 [26JA]

——— authorize mandatory funding for Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see S. 760), S743 [9MR]

——— carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste (see S. 2889), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5657), H4455 [21SE]

——— designate composting as conservation practice and activity and provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs (see S. 179), S172 [31JA] (see H.R. 651), H574 [31JA]

——— ensure ‘‘Product of U.S.A.’’ label only goes on beef and beef products exclusively derived from animals born, raised, and slaughtered in U.S. (see H.R. 1604), H1286 [14MR]

——— ensure that contractors in food industry comply with certain labor laws and require companies competing for contracts disclose certain child labor law and worker safety infractions (see S. 1288), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2822), H1945 [25AP]

——— establish competitive grant program to provide grants to land-grant colleges and universities to support agricultural producers in adopting conservation and innovative climate practices (see S. 900), S860 [21MR] (see H.R. 2719), H1886 [19AP]

——— establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (see S. 52), S75 [24JA]

——— establish dairy nutrition incentive program (see S. 1474), S1534 [4MY] (see H.R. 5099), H4156 [1AU]

——— establish grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program (see S. 3469), S5919 [12DE] (see H.R. 6720), H6859 [12DE]

——— establish label designating fish harvested in U.S. exclusive economic zone or navigable waters as wild USA seafood (see S. 2182), S2224 [22JN]

——— establish Office of Aquaculture (see S. 2211), S2225 [22JN] (see H.R. 3951), H2786 [9JN]

——— establish Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement (see S. 272), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 805), H678 [2FE]

——— establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (see S. 346), S311 [9FE]

——— establish program to provide loans and loan guarantees to assist new and expanded meat processors and renderers (see S. 2951), S4720 [27SE]

——— establish research centers of excellence for alternative protein innovation (see H.R. 5097), H4156 [1AU]

——— establish voluntary program to reduce food loss and waste (see S. 3146), S5213 [26OC]

——— exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see S. 907), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 2814), H1945 [25AP]

——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 1582), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3650), H2596 [24MY]

——— expand opportunity for agricultural producers, increase consumer choice in food markets, and enhance American international competitiveness by establishing new programs for food innovation (see H.R. 5023), H4139 [27JY]

——— extend grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education (see H.R. 6292), H5650 [8NO]

——— improve health and safety protections for meatpacking workers, protect market share of small processing plants, and require GAO report on racial disparities in meat and poultry processing (see S. 270), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 798), H678 [2FE]

——— improve purchasing of food (see S. 3390), S5712 [4DE] (see H.R. 6569), H6109 [4DE]

——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see S. 1837), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 3867), H2762 [6JN]

——— increase capacity of U.S. food supply chain and create more resilient, diverse, and secure U.S. food supply chain by codifying and expanding Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program (see H.R. 4873), H3949 [25JY]

——— increase minimum amount of civil penalty imposed for violating regulations relative to foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land (see H.R. 1789), H1437 [24MR]

——— limit use of business integrity and reputation factors in determining eligibility of retail food stores or wholesale food concerns to accept and redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 1427), H1149 [7MR]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H968 [28FE]

——— make improvements relative to pricing of cattle and provide relief for small meat, poultry, and egg processing (see H.R. 559), H427 [26JA]

——— make unlawful acquisitions that would create monopolies in meatpacking industry (see S. 2818), S4525 [14SE]

——— preserve foreign markets for goods using common names (see S. 1652), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3423), H2424 [17MY]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see S. 557), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]

——— prohibit retailers from designating U.S. as country of origin for foreign beef (see H.R. 5081), H4151 [28JY]

——— provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas (see S. 2235), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 5096), H4156 [1AU]

——— provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves (see S. 1726), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 2695), H1846 [18AP]

——— provide for continuous improvement of organic standards (see H.R. 5973), H5020 [17OC]

——— provide support for domestically harvested seafood (see S. 2208), S2225 [22JN]

——— publish criteria for review of requests by certain meat or poultry establishments to operate at alternate inspection rates and review and respond to such requests (see H.R. 5079), H4151 [28JY] (see H.R. 5106), H4157 [1AU]

——— reauthorize Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see H.R. 1509), H1248 [9MR]

——— remove limitation on amount of civil penalty imposed on foreign owners who fail to report or misreport investments in U.S. agricultural land (see S. 2382), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 6469), H5902 [21NO]

——— require foreign purchaser of agricultural land to be subject to same restrictions as are applicable to U.S. citizens and nationals in home country of such foreign purchaser (see H.R. 6580), H6110 [4DE]

——— require report to Congress on spending related to seafood purchases and grants (see H.R. 5087), H4151 [28JY]

——— require slaughter date, package date, freeze date, and country of origin be labeled on meat and poultry products (see H.R. 5462), H4344 [14SE]

——— streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs (see S. 2504), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 4943), H4030 [26JY]

——— support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments (see S. 354), S312 [9FE] (see H.R. 945), H824 [9FE]

Dept. of Commerce: study feasibility of manufacturing products for critical infrastructure sectors in U.S. (see H.R. 5390), H4262 [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: issue final ruling deeming foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless label or labeling of such foods contains warning specifying toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested (see H.R. 617), H509 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: provide small businesses flexibility in payment of employees by allowing pooling of tips among all employees (see H.R. 67), H100 [9JA]

——— require fair pay for workers employed by companies providing meat, meat food products, poultry, poultry food products, and processed food to Federal Government (see H.R. 4559), H3205 [11JY]

EPA: provide grants to reduce amount of food waste (see S. 177), S172 [31JA] (see H.R. 652), H574 [31JA]

FDA: deem certain substances to be unsafe for use as food contact substances (see H.R. 6105), H5174 [26OC]

——— define term natural cheese (see S. 981), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 1803), H1464 [27MR]

——— establish Office of Food Safety Reassessment (see H.R. 3927), H2778 [7JN]

——— establish standard of identity for honey (see H.R. 4764), H3886 [20JY]

——— limit presence of toxic elements in, and otherwise regulate, infant and toddler food (see H.R. 6756, 6770), H6941 [13DE]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 549), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1462), H1205 [8MR]

——— strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels (see S. 1289), S1381 [26AP] (see S. 3512), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 2901), H2048 [26AP] (see H.R. 6766), H6941 [13DE]

Fish and fishing: combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally (see S. 1227), S1293 [20AP]

Food: modify minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids (see S. 103), S120 [26JA] (see H.R. 1750), H1408 [23MR]

——— prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (see S. 2011), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4165), H2957 [15JN]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to support lab-grown meat (see H.R. 4805), H3888 [20JY]

Foreign trade: allow importation of infant formula and infant formula base powder free of duty and quantitative limitation (see S. 1782), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3778), H2708 [31MY]

FTC: require third-party delivery platforms to follow certain pricing practices (see S. 3161), S5229 [30OC]

Government: recognize duty of Federal Government to develop restaurant worker’s bill of rights to protect rights of restaurant workers (see H. Res. 702), H4408 [19SE]

Government regulations: establish fund to promote inspection and consumption of shrimp and products containing shrimp or shrimp parts (see H.R. 4547), H3204 [11JY]

Hispanic Restaurant Week: observance (see S. Res. 377), S4721 [27SE] (see H. Res. 714), H4456 [21SE]

Kimchi Day: designate (see H. Res. 280), H1709 [6AP]

National Catfish Month: designate (see S. Res. 331), S4228 [6SE]

National Dairy Month: designate (see S. Res. 284), S2226 [22JN]

National Farmworker Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 587), H3575 [13JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish food and agriculture cybersecurity clearinghouse (see S. 2393), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 1219), H915 [27FE]

NOAA: establish regulatory system for sustainable offshore aquaculture in U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 1861), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 4013), H2807 [12JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: determine means to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling for beef that is in compliance with all applicable World Trade Organization rules (see H.R. 5215), H4187 [15AU]

Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see S. 3127), S5182 [25OC] (see H.R. 6053), H5104 [25OC]

Schools: recognize that Federal law does not prohibit elementary school or secondary school students from discussing or sharing information about non-dairy milk alternatives (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5983 [29NO]

Tariff: increase rate of duty on shrimp originating from India (see S. 2979), S4759 [28SE]

Taxation: provide partially refundable credit against payroll taxes for certain restaurants affected by coronavirus pandemic (see S. 28), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 2575), H1724 [13AP]

U.N.: disapprove recommendations to reduce meat consumption in U.S. (see H. Res. 920), H6814 [11DE]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: modify description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties (see S. 1904), S2029 [8JN] (see H.R. 4044), H2808 [12JN]

USA Rice Federation: anniversary of USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship Partnership (see S. Res. 403), S4949 [4OC] (see H. Con. Res. 69), H4714 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Aspen, CO: Bosq (business) designation as Michelin Guide star restaurant, E1063 [6NO]

Biscuitville Fresh Southern (company): inclusion in USA Today top fast food restaurants list, E1012 [25OC]

Bojangles OpCo, LLC: inclusion in USA Today top fast food restaurants list, E1011 [25OC]

Brown & Haley Co.: anniversary of Almond Roca candy, E953 [11OC]

Buche, R.F.: National Grocers Association Spirit of America Award recipient, E505 [31MY]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Superdawg (business), E391 [2MY]

Committee on Agriculture (House): release of interim report on Agriculture Labor Working Group efforts to address H–2A agricultural worker program issues, H5734 [14NO]

Cook Out (company): inclusion in USA Today top fast food restaurants list, E1015 [25OC]

DelGrosso Foods, Inc.: opening of Altoona, PA, food processing plant, E456 [17MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have interest in small meat packing businesses (H.R. 530), H471 [27JA]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (H.R. 1230), E163 [28FE]

——— prohibit funding for commodity check-off programs, H4552, H4553 [26SE]

——— prohibit funding to issue or implement rule on number of animal owners for purposes of Food Safety and Inspection Service custom slaughter exemption and related recordkeeping, H4560 [26SE]

——— prohibit funding to mandate electronic identification eartags for cattle and bison, H4557, H4558 [26SE]

——— provide assistance to dairy producers impacted by coronavirus pandemic, H344 [26JA]

Derstine’s, Inc.: OSHA Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) participant, E669 [13JY]

FAA: add certain meat and food processing facilities to list of critical infrastructure facilities that can impose restrictions on drone flights around operations, H3823, H3824 [19JY]

FDA: require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (H.R. 1462), H1303 [22MR]

Golden Corral Co.: anniversary, H886 [27FE]

Hinds County, MS: tribute to Dick’s Place (business), E181 [7MR]

Johnson City, TN: anniversary of Greg’s Pizza, E469 [18MY]

Kansas: importance of agriculture industry, H2179 [10MY], H3076 [22JN]

Kikkoman Corp.: anniversary, E535 [7JN]

Kimchi Day: designate (H. Res. 280), H6148 [6DE]

Lake Tahoe Pizza Co.: anniversary, H2873 [13JN]

Lowrys, SC: anniversary of Cotton Hills Farm, E962 [12OC]

Mackinac Island, MI: anniversary of Pink Pony (business), E1027 [30OC]

Meredith, NH: Hermit Woods Winery and Eatery nominated for U.S. Chamber of Commerce America’s Top Small Business Award, E1039 [1NO]

Mountain City, TN: anniversary of Suba’s Restaurant, E463 [18MY]

Napa, CA: anniversary of Mustards Grill (business), E421 [11MY]

National Beef Month: observance, H2388 [17MY], E485 [24MY]

National Dairy Month: observance, H2715 [5JN], H2749 [6JN], H2819, H2877 [13JN]

Pooler, GA: tribute to Chazito’s Latin Cuisine (business), H3874 [20JY]

Rocklin, CA: Rocklin Donuts & Cinnamon (business) recognition as Yelp (Internet site) Top Doughnut Shop in U.S., H3632 [17JY]

Russell Stover Chocolates, LLC: anniversary, E312 [17AP]

Savannah, GA: Brochu’s Family Tradition (business) inclusion in Bon Appetit (publication) Best New Restaurants list, H6924 [13DE]

——— Leopold’s Ice Cream (business) inclusion in Yelp (Internet site) Top 100 ice cream shops list, H3960 [26JY]

——— Olympia Cafe (business) inclusion in Tripadvisor.com (Internet site) top restaurants list, H582 [1FE]

SEC: prohibit funding to regulate or require disclosure of data on agricultural emissions, H5605, H5606 [8NO]

Seymour, IN: anniversary of Kovener’s Korner Ice Cream (business), H2817 [13JN]

St. Simons, GA: Southern Soul Barbecue (business) recognition as Yelp (Internet site) Best Barbecue Restaurant in Georgia, H3959 [26JY]

Taxation: provide partially refundable credit against payroll taxes for certain restaurants affected by coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 2575), E308 [13AP]

Tybee Island, GA: Crab Shack (business) inclusion in Television Food Network, G.P., list of best seafood restaurants, H4388 [19SE]

Ward Holdings International, LLC: launch of TanzaNutz products in U.S. marketplace, E559 [14JN]

Washington (State): tribute to cranberry growers, H6116 [5DE]

Wawona Frozen Foods, Inc.: anniversary, E491 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments during coronavirus emergency, S109 [26JA]

Delaware: anniversary of Delmarva chicken industry, S256 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (S. 52), S109 [26JA], S2448 [13JY]

——— support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments (S. 354), S2448 [13JY]

Food: prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (S. 2011), S2205–S2207 [22JN], S6073–S6075 [20DE]

——— prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (S. 2011), unanimous-consent request, S2206 [22JN]

Guthrie Center, IA: tribute to Guthrie County Quality Meats (business), S349 [13FE]

Hispanic Restaurant Week: observance (S. Res. 377), S4717 [27SE]

Kikkoman Corp.: anniversary, S2000 [7JN]

Lake Park, IA: tribute to Blurry Bigfoot Coffee Co., S3891 [5SE]

Mount Ulla, NC: tribute to Lutheridge Jersey Farm, S4351 [11SE]

National Catfish Month: designate (S. Res. 331), S4233 [6SE]

National Dairy Month: designate (S. Res. 284), S2328, S2329 [11JY]

National Rendering Day: observance, S1290 [20AP]

Reid’s Orchard (business): anniversary, S1204 [18AP]

Unionville, IA: tribute to Muddy Dog Market and Grill (business), S5895 [11DE]

USA Rice Federation: anniversary of USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship Partnership (S. Res. 403), S4958 [4OC]

Texts of

S. 52, American Beef Labeling Act, S76 [24JA]

S. 354, Strengthening Local Processing Act, S317–S319 [9FE]

S. 1652, Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act, S1707 [17MY]

S. 3146, Reduce Food Loss and Waste Act, S5214 [26OC]

S. Con. Res. 1, Adopting Cryptocurrency in Congress as an Exchange of Payment for Transactions (ACCEPT) Resolution, S104 [25JA]

S. Con. Res. 16, urge all countries to outlaw dog and cat meat trade and enforce existing laws against such trade, S3463 [20JY]

S. Res. 284, National Dairy Month, S2246 [22JN]

S. Res. 331, National Catfish Month, S4232 [6SE]

S. Res. 377, Hispanic Restaurant Week, S4726 [27SE]

S. Res. 403, USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship Partnership anniversary, S4957 [4OC]