INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2017–2023

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2023	—	1	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	6	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	5	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC	—	28

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	24
SENATE	21
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	17
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	8
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	8
White House Office	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	2
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	22
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	21

Bills Explicitly Cited (4)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 2115th Congress

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2 & S. 3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) Issues related to government nutrition guidance

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2

S. 3042115th Congress

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2 & S. 3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) Issues related to government nutrition guidance

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 3042

H.R. 2115th Congress

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2 & S. 3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) Issues related to food and agriculture research funding

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2

S. 3042115th Congress

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2 & S. 3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) Issues related to food and agriculture research funding

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 3042

Source: Senate LDA

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