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Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs

Description: This report discusses projected agricultural imports and exports for FY2002, as well as legislation that deals with federal programs in support of agricultural exports and federal aid dedicated to farms and agricultural reform.
Date: January 14, 2000
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Food and Drug Administration: Selected Funding and Policy Issues for FY2000

Description: This report discusses funding and policy issues regarding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for ensuring the safety of foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and other products.
Date: January 31, 2000
Creator: Vogt, Donna U.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods

Description: Congressional interest in the labeling of genetically modified foods (GM foods) has been rising. So far, two bills have been introduced to mandate that all foods from genetically modified crops (GM crops) be labeled as such. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its current GM food labeling policy in May 1992. At that time, the agency determined that it would regulate GM foods no differently than foods created by conventional means because FDA considered them substantially equivalent t… more
Date: March 20, 2000
Creator: Vogt, Donna U. & Jackson, Brian A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Personnel and Food Stamps

Description: This report discusses estimates of food stamp program eligibility and participation in the U.S. armed services. Related legislation and policy considerations are also addressed.
Date: April 12, 2000
Creator: Burrelli, David F. & Divis, Andrej
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Meat and Poultry Inspection Issues

Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for inspecting most meat, poultry, and processed egg products for safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring the safety of all other foods, including seafood.
Date: September 26, 2000
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Food Safety Issues in the 106th Congress

Description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released in September new estimates showing that each year in the United States 76 million people get sick, 325,000 are hospitalized, and 5,000 die from food-related illnesses. Food-borne illness is a serious public health problem. Often, people do not seek medical help and their illness is not officially reported. Yet, consumers have become aware of the serious consequences of illnesses linked to a growing variety of foods, produced domestic… more
Date: November 7, 2000
Creator: Vogt, Donna U.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FOOD STAMPS: BACKGROUND AND FUNDING

Description: This report gives an overview of the background and funding of the food stamps program.
Date: November 7, 2000
Creator: Richardson, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fruits and Vegetables: Ongoing Issues for Congress

Description: The FY2001 appropriations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and related agencies (P.L. 106-387/H.R. 4461) was signed into law on October 28, 2000. The act addressed agricultural emergency assistance (disasters and market losses) for specific fruits, vegetables, and nursery; contingency funding for APHIS to control crop diseases; funding for the methyl bromide transition program; and funding for the National Organic Program. It also would provide for the establishment of a marketing … more
Date: November 13, 2000
Creator: Branaman, Brenda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. European Agricultural Trade: Food Safety and Biotechnology Issues

Description: This report discusses the differences over food safety measures and biotechnology between U.S. and European Union (EU) in agricultural trade, particularly the EU's ban on meat produced using growth-promoting hormones and resulting contention in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Date: January 17, 2001
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods

Description: This report focuses on views surrounding the labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods in consideration of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) draft guidance for industry on voluntary efforts to label GM foods in 2001 following its GM food labeling policy of May 1992.
Date: January 18, 2001
Creator: Vogt, Donna U.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Peanuts: Policy Issues

Description: The 1996 omnibus farm bill (P.L. 104-127) authorizes a peanut program for the 1996-2002 crops. The program supports the incomes of producers and aims to ensure that ample supplies of peanuts are produced for the U.S. market. To accomplish this, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supports the farm price of peanuts primarily by limiting the amount of peanuts each eligible farm can sell for domestic food use ("quota" peanuts) at a specified "high" price level. Farmers are free to sell peanu… more
Date: January 19, 2001
Creator: Jurenas, Remy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Food and Drug Administration: Selected Funding and Policy Issues

Description: This report discusses funding and policy issues regarding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for ensuring the safety of foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and other products.
Date: February 27, 2001
Creator: Vogt, Donna U.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods: Current Law and Proposed Changes

Description: Federal law requires most imports, including many food items, to bear labels informing the “ultimate purchaser” of their country of origin. Various bills have been introduced to impose expanded country-of-origin labeling requirements on meats and on several other agricultural products. Such proposals have attracted attention for a number of reasons. One is that they are viewed (by some advocates) as a way to help U.S. producers dealing with low farm prices. Also, some perceive that food product… more
Date: March 27, 2001
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agriculture: Previewing the 2002 Farm Bill

Description: This report discusses what a farm bill is and the process of renewing one every year. This report specifically covers the farm bill for 2002 and the issues that come with it. Moreover, the report highlights the importance of exports within the U.S. agricultural economy and how this is a key interest in the renewal of farm bills.
Date: April 9, 2001
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.; Chite, Ralph M.; Jones, Jean Y.; Rawson, Jean M.; Womach, Jasper; Zinn, Jeffrey A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sugar Policy Issues

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Date: April 13, 2001
Creator: Jurenas, Remy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pesticide Residue Regulation: Analysis of Food Quality Protection Act Implementation

Description: This report discusses the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) which amened the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), governing U.S. registration, sale, and use of pesticide products, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) under which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets allowable pesticide residue levels for food (tolerances).
Date: April 20, 2001
Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nutrition Labeling: Fresh Meats

Description: This report provides background information and a brief history of nutrition labeling information on the labeling issue of fresh meats proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on January 18, 2001.
Date: April 25, 2001
Creator: Porter, Donna V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs

Description: This report discusses projected agricultural imports and exports for FY2001, as well as legislation that deals with federal programs in support of agricultural exports and federal aid dedicated to farms and agricultural reform.
Date: May 30, 2001
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Food Safety Issues in the 107th Congress

Description: This report gives an overview of food safety issues in the 107th Congress. It briefly discusses the president's several food safety initiatives and describes requested resources for federal funding and for cooperation among federal agencies involved in food safety activities.
Date: November 7, 2001
Creator: Vogt, Donna U.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Meat and Poultry Inspection Issues

Description: This report discusses the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) responsibility for inspecting most meat, poultry, and processed egg products for safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling while detailing the results of congressional action in reducing the presence of pathogens and food-borne illness in facilities and food products.
Date: March 22, 2002
Creator: Rawson, Jean M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sugar Policy Issues

Description: No Description Available.
Date: April 5, 2002
Creator: Jurenas, Remy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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