INST OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC	—	13

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	7
SENATE	7
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	6
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	6
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	6
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	7
Agriculture	Agriculture	6
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	6
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	1
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	1
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	1
Immigration	Immigration	1
Welfare	Welfare	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1

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