Safe Food Act of 2001

Nutrition; food safety; nutrition education; obesity; dietary supplements; antibiotic resistance; food additives; sugar; standards of identity; national uniformity legislation; the Uruguay Round Agreements Act; agricultural marketing programs; milk, meat, pesticide, poultry, seafood safety regulations; agricultural biotechnology; genetically engineered foods; ethics in government, science policy, and science research; interstate shipments of state-inspected meat; physical activity programs; surface transportation reauthorization; child nutrition program reauthorization; calorie labeling in restaurants; appropriations for CDC, FDA, USDA, District of Columbia, and related agencies. Specific legislative interests include: Ensuring the Safety of Imported Meat and Poultry Act; National Uniformity for Food Act, H.R. 2649; Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act, S.2508, H.R.3804; Report on Genetically Engineered Foods, H.R.713; National Uniform Food Safety Labeling Act, H.R.1816; Freshness Disclosure Act, H.R.2611; Better Nutrition for School Childtren Act, S.745, H.R.2129; Food Ingredient Right to Know Act, H.R. 1356; Mercury-Safe Seafood Act, S.555; Consumer Food Safety Act, H.R.1817; Safe Food Act, H.R.1671; Dietary Supplement Information Act, H.R.3065; Imported Food Safety Act, S.2821, H.R.3075; Protecting the Food Supply from Bioterrorism Act, S.1551; Bioterrorism Preparedness Act, S.1765, H.R.3310; Trade Promotion Act, H.R.3005; Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, H.R.2646; Food Allergens Consumer Protection Act, H.R.4704, S.2499

Client expense: $48,483 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of

User Fees FDA/Juice HACCP FY 2002 Agriculture Appropriations - S.1191, H.R.2330 Imported Food Safety Food Irradiation Country of Origin Labeling - S.280, H.R.2439, H.R.1121 Biotech Labeling Consumer Food Safety Act - H.R.1605, H.R.1817 National Foods Warning Uniformity Food Biotechnology Inforamtion Initiative Act - H.R.115 Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall Act for Meat and Poultry Interstate Shipment of State Inspected Meat Act New Markets for State Inspected Meat Act Single Food Agency - H.R.1671 Trade Promotion Authority - S.1104, H.R.2149 National Uniformaity Food Safety Labeling Act - H.R.1816 Food Allergens S.2499 Mercury in Seafood - S.555 Microbiological Performance Standards Genetically Engineered Foods Right to Know Act - H.R. 4814 Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 - S.1765, H.R.3448 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 - S.1765, H.R.2646 Nutrition Issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $203,655

User Fees FDA/Juice HACCP Seafood Inspection Transfer to FDA FY 2002 Agriculture Appropriations - S.1191, H.R.2330 Imported Food Safety Food Irradiation Country of Origin Labeling - S.280, H.R.2439 and H.R.1121 Biotech Labeling Food Additive Approval Process Reform Consumer Food Safety Act - H.R.1605, H.R.1817 National Uniformity Food Biotechnology Information Initiative Act - H.R.115 Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall Act for Meat and Poultry Interstate Shipment of State Inspected Meat Act New Markets for State Inspected Meat Act Single Food Agency - H.R. 1671 Trade Promotion Authority - S.1104, H.R.2149 National Uniformity Food Safety Labeling Act - H.R.1816 Food Allergens Mercury in Seafood - S.555 Microbiological Performance Standards Kucinich Genetically Engineered Foods Right to Know Act Bioterrorism - S.1765, H.R.3448

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $174,084

S.1765/H.R.3448 -- Bioterrorism Legislation, Subtitle B -- Protection of the Food Supply, including Administrative Detention, Debarment, Records Access, Registration, Prior Notice, Refused Entry Marking, and Port Shopping Prohibitions. S.1731 -- The Farm Bill, Subtitle C -- Country of Origin Labeling -- in opposition to this provision and similar amendments S.1209 -- Trade Adjustment Assistance Act -- in opposition to Murkowski amendment on Country of Origin Labeling of Fish and Shellfish S.1911/H.R.2330 -- Agriculture Appropriations -- in opposition to provision restricting use of the term "catfish" S.1731/H.R.2646 -- The Farm Bill -- in opposition to provisions restricting use of the term "catfish" H.R.1671 -- The Safe Seafood Act -- in opposition to. Organic Labeling -- in support of USDA approval of organic labels for wild-caught fish and seafood Mercury, regarding FDA's review of its Defect Action Level for methylmercury in fish

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

User Fees FDA/Juice HACCP Seafood Inspection Transfer to FDA FY 2002 Agriculture Appopriations - S.1191, H.R. 2330 Imported Food Safety Food Irradiation Country of Origin Labeling - S.280, H.R. 2439 and H.R.1121 Biotech Labeling Food Additive Approval Process Reform Consumer Food Safety Act - H.R. 1605, H.R. 1817 National Uniformity Food Biotech Information Initiative Act - H.R. 115 Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall Act for Meat and Poultry Interstate Shipment of State-Inspected Meat New Markets for State-Inspected Meat Act Single Food Agency - H.R. 1671 Trade Promotion Authority - S.1104, H.R.2149 National Uniform Food Safety Labeling Act - H.R.1816 Food Allergens - H.R. 1356 Mercury and Seafood - S.555 Microbiological Performance Standards Kucinich Genetically Engineered Foods Right to Know Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $153,944

Nutrition; food safety; nutrition education; attention deficit hyper- activity disorders; dietary supplements; antibiotic resistance; food additives; food allergens; sugar; standards of indentity; national uniformity legislation; the Uruguay Round Agreements Act; agricultural marketing programs; milk, meat, pesticide, poultry, seafood safety regulations; agricultural biotechnology; genetically engineered foods; ethics in government, science policy and science research; interstate shipments of state-inspected meat; physical activity programs; appropriations for FDA, USDA, District of Columbia, and related agencies. Specific legislative interests include: Ensuring the Safety of Imported Meat and Poultry Act; National Uniformity for Food Act, H.R. 2649; Preservation of Essential Antibiotics for Human Diseases Act, H.R. 1816; Report on Genetically Engineered Foods, H.R.713; National Uniform Food Safety Labeling Act, H.R.1816; Freshness Disclosure Act, H.R. 2611; Better Nutrition for School Children Act, S. 745, H.R. 2129; Food Ingredient Right to Know Act, H.R. 1356; Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Act of 2001, H.R.1771; Mercury-Safe Seafood Act, S. 555; Consumer Food Safety Act, H.R.1817, Safe Food Act, H.R.1671; Agriculture, Conservation and Rural Enhancement Act, S. 1628, H.R. 2646, S. 1731; Dietary Supplement Information Act, H.R. 3065; Imported Food Safety Act, H.R. 3075; Protecting the Food Supply from Bioterrorim Act, S. 1551; Bioterrorism Preparedness Act, S. 1765, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3448; Trade Promtion Act, H.R. 3005.

Client expense: $52,936 · Firm income: Not reported

Nutrition, food safety, nutrition education, attention deficit hyper- activity disorders, dietary supplements, antibiotic resistance, food additives, food allergens, sugar, standards of indentity, national uniformity legislation, the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, agricultural marketing programs, milk, meat, poultry, seafood safety regulations, agricultural biotechnology, genetically engineered foods. Specific legislative interests include: Ensuring the Safety of Imported Meat and Poultry Act; National Uniformity for Food Act; Preservation of Essential Antibiotics for Human Diseases Act; Report on Genetically Engineered Foods, H.R.713; National Uniform Food Safety Labeling Act, H.R.1816; Freshness Disclosure Act; Better Nutrition for School Children Act, S.745,H.R.2129; Food Ingredient Right to Know Act, H.R. 1356; Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Act of 2001, H.R.1771; Mercury-Safe Seafood Act, S. 555; Consumer Food Safety Act, H.R.1817, Safe Food Act, H.R.1671.

Client expense: $52,936 · Firm income: Not reported