Food Safety Issues for the 112th Congress

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

Expenditures, Public.

Government productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Examines food safety issues, in light of enactment of P.L. 111-353, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which provides comprehensive FDA regulatory authorities. Provides background on food safety incidents and existing food safety legal and regulatory landscape. Discusses issues related to oversight, implementation, and funding of P.L. 111-353; next omnibus farm bill; meat and poultry inspection; antibiotic use in animal agriculture; seafood and fisheries products; criminal penalties and enforcement; Bisphenol A; dietary supplements; agricultural biotechnology; and proposed establishment of single food agency

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Food Safety Issues for the 112th Congress

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-RSI-0135

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license