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| Date March 18, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-289 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2011 Report to Congressional Committees FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY OVERSIGHT Food Safety Working Group Is a Positive First Step but Governmentwide Planning Is Needed to Address Fragmentation GAO-11-289 March 2011 FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY OVERSIGHT
Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Food Safety Working Group Is a Positive First Step but Governm... |
| Date Sept. 26, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-1047 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2008 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD SAFETY Improvements Needed in FDA Oversight of Fresh Produce GAO-08-1047 September 2008 FOOD SAFETY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-1047, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Improvements Needed in FDA Oversight of Fresh Produce Why GAO Did This Study
In re... |
| Date Feb. 24, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-337 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2006 Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION USDA Needs to Build on 2005 Experience to Minimize the Effects of Asian Soybean Rust in the Future GAO-06-337 a February 2006 AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-337, a report to the Rankin... |
| Date May 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-668R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 17, 2005 The Honorable Tom Harkin Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Subject: Agriculture Production: USDA’s Preparation for Asian Soybean Rust Dear Senator Harkin: In November 2004, Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) was discovered in the United States in Louisiana. In the... |
| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-177R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-285418 June 30, 2000 The Honorable Dan Glickman The Secretary of Agriculture Subject: Farm Programs: Observations on Market Loss Assistance Payments Dear Mr. Secretary: Since October 1998, the Congress has authorized about $13.8 billion in ad hoc financial assistance to help farme... |
| Date Feb. 25, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-65 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD SAFETY FDA’s Use of Faster Tests to Assess the Safety of Imported Foods GAO/RCED-00-65 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-284437 February 25, 2000 The Honorable Tom Bliley Chairman, Committee on Commerce House of R... |
| Date Oct. 20, 1997 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-49R |
Title
United Statea General Acconnthg OfRce Wtuhiwn, D.C. 20648 J s 9ckscJ B-278366 October 20, 1997 CongressionalRequesters Subject: AssistanceAvailable to U.S. Agricultural Producers Under U.S. Trade Law Your September22, 1997,letter to us expressedconcern that many F’ lorida fi-uit and vegetable producers believe that existing import relief provisions of U.S. law do not adequatelyaddressthe problem... |
| Date June 15, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-220R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548
Resources, Economic Community, Development and Division B-261590 June 15, 1995 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Since 1933, federal farm programs have been focused on ensuring an abundant and stable food supply at reasonable prices whi... |
| Date June 14, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-199R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-261648 June 14, 1995 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Committee on Agriculture, Chairman, and Forestry Nutrition, United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: As part of your Committee's efforts to examine the nation's you asked us for information on the U.S. farm programs, Departm... |
| Date June 8, 1995 |
Report No. T-RCED-95-215 |
Title
United States Genera1 Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at lo:00 a.m. EDT Thursday June 8, 1995 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives PEANUT PROGRAM Impact on Peanut Producers, Users, and the Government
Robert A. Robinson, Associate Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,Community,... |
| Date March 16, 1995 |
Report No. T-RCED-95-135 |
Title
United States General Accounting Of’ fke GAO
For Release Delivery on Expected at 9:oOam. EST TllurSday March 16.1995 Testimony
BefoE the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives USDA LICENSE FEES Analysis of the Solvency and Users of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Program
Statementof Robert A. Robinson, Associate Director,... |
| Date Dec. 14, 1994 |
Report No. GGD-95-49R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-259525 December 14, 1994 The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Chairman, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear
Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request for information concerning Chilean government restrictions on the sale of fresh lettuce. These restrictions affect the operatio... |
| Date June 21, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-160R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-256727
June 21, 1994 - The Honorable John Glenn Chairman, Committee on Governmental United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Affairs This correspondence responds to your September 28, 1992, request that we review the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) February 1992 decis... |
| Date March 18, 1993 |
Report No. GGD-93-14R |
Title
( GAO UnitclrdSMer GenarrJ Account omce Wuhiagton,D.C.20548
General Goverament Divbion B-252686 March 18, 1993 The Honorable Bob Graham United Statea Senate Dear Senator Graham: This letter responds to your request that we review the t'snapbackt* tariff provision for fresh fruits and vegetables (article 702) of the Canadian-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) and the agricultural safeguard provisions... |
| Date March 10, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-18 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offke ’ GAO
For Release Delivery on Expected at 900 am., EST Wednesday March lo,1993 Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Specialty Crops and Natural Resources, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives PEANUT PROGRAM Changes Are Needed to Make the Pfogram Responsive to Market Forces
U Statementof John W. Harmau, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Res... |
| Date March 8, 1993 |
Report No. IMTEC-93-20 |
Title
-I I---. ..“...--.__.. . -----...- I i~rilc~tl St;~l,w (;r~xlt~ral Aworlrlt.illg __. ..--.-II..-.-..---.. ^.“.._-.-..._--._..-_---_.._...__ Of’ liw -1~ CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM Nationwide Computer Acquisition Is Inappropriate at This Time
/- “l,,ll.” I”,“I,.““,~l””_ll”.. ,.l”l _ _... ~ _. .” ,,, ... ..-. ..^ .“_.I. __(__. - ._._...._..... l-..-----_.---.--- -- _.___. --... |
| Date Feb. 18, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-9 |
Title
__ United States General Accounting Office I S 5 i GAO Testimony and Competitiveness, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 am. EST Thursday, February 18, 1993 PES1lDES U.S. and Mexican Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Programs Differ
Statement of Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Director... |
| Date Feb. 8, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-18 |
Title
-....w--- I !Ilit,cd Stat es Gc?nc~al Accounting Off&x GAO Report 6ke Honorable Uxxles E. Schumer, House of Representatives PEANUT PROGRAM Changes Are Needed to Make the Program Responsive to Market Forces RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congre Relations. 5563% T?I?T~SED GAO United States General Accounting Offlce W... |
| Date June 22, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-190BR |
Title
\$J .---- --..-------Uni -________ --- ___-____ Lttd States General Accounting Off& 1 1 i GAO Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives PESTICIDES USDA’ Research to s Support Registration of Pesticides for Minor
146900 GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-247809 June22... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1992 |
Report No. IMTEC-92-11 |
Title
GAO Report to the Chairman, Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Subc:ommittcc, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY USDA Data Program Not Supporting Critical Pesticide Decisions ~.-- |
| Date Dec. 31, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-92-42 |
Title
--__l____.-_.--__^.-. .. .._-,__-._ IJ~~itwl St,at,w (krtchral _.__. _ _..-__.__...ll____^... - --____.._-_ Awottttt,ittg Ol’l’iw GAO
___“,_,“llll_.l”-.l”~ ._^_““._.. . -~--..Ikc*Prlitwr I!)!~1 ---------- I-kport to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Chtrsight, and Investigations, Chmnit,t,& on Enwgy and Cornrnctrce, PESTICIDE MONITORING FDA’s Automated Information System Is Incomplet... |
| Date March 20, 1991 |
Report No. NSIAD-91-94BR |
Title
Lnited States General Awouutiug Office GAO
March 1991 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agricult we, House of Representatives ‘ * U.S. - MEXICO TRADE Extent to Which Mexican Horticultural Exports Complement U.S. Production .’ ‘ .‘ -‘ . .- RESI’ RICE’ ED--Nattoberdeamedo~tlc General Acme Omce des8 qmdidly appmred by the Of&e of Congrw8ional
BeldiOIlfh GAO,‘ NSIAD-9 & 1 .... |
| Date Sept. 6, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-164 |
Title
I~tlittvi Statt3 (knt~ral Acwnnting Office GAO
September 1990 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senat.e - FOOD TAMPERING FDA’s Actions on Chilean Fruit Based on Sound Evidence I Not to be released outside the RErnIcTED-General Accounting OfEce unless specifically approved by the OfTice of Congressional Relationa !
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| Date May 1, 1990 |
Report No. T-RCED-90-76 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday May 1, 1990 Analysis H.R. 4360 of Crop H.R. Insurance 4592 Proposals and Statement of John W. Harman, Director Food and Agriculture Issues and Economic Resources, Community, Division Before the Subcommittee on Conservation, Rural Development Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives... |
| Date March 28, 1990 |
Report No. T-RCED-90-57 |
Title
. I ., t
! f _-________._ .--.--_ ---- -----_l__ United-----_...- States General Accounting -- Office /+0 I,$$$ ____----- -. - ‘ GAO I Testimony Ill II lllllllllll
140968 March 28, 1990 Fjve Over Latin American the Registration Countries' and Use Controls of Pesticides Statement for the Record by John W . Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Developmen... |
| Date March 22, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-90-55 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
Mamh19!Io Report to Congressional Requesters ~- FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY Five Countries’ Efforts to Meet U.S. Requirements on Imported Produce GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-237768.1 March 22,199O The Honorable Leon E. Panetta House of Representatives The Honor... |
| Date March 15, 1990 |
Report No. T-RCED-90-49 |
Title
United States General Accounting OfWe Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday March 15, 1990 General Accounting Office's Conservation Provisions of View on the the 1990 Farm Bill Statement for the record of John W. Harman Director, Food and Agriculture Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Rese... |
| Date March 6, 1990 |
Report No. T-RCED-90-37 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release Expected at 2 P-m. EST March 6, 1990 Testimony Roles, Cost, and Criteria for Assessing Agriculture Disaster Assistance Programs Between 1980 and 1988 Statement of John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues Resources, Ccmnunity, and lkoncnnic Development Division Before the Subconxnittee on Agricultural Production and Stabilization ... |
| Date March 2, 1990 |
Report No. NSIAD-90-110 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Jim Courter, House of Representatives Mamh 1990 DEFENSE PROCUREMENT Fresh Fruit Buying Practices
i GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-238299 March 2,199O The Honorable Jim Courter House of Representatives Dear Mr. Courter: As requested in your lette... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-211 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives September 1989 DISASTER ASSISTANCE Crop Insurance Can Provide Assistance More Effectively Than Other Programs GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-209866 September 20, 1989 The Honorable E (Kika) d... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1989 |
Report No. T-RCED-89-63 |
Title
United States General Accounthg Office / 3 7 ‘ -9 b . GAO
For Release Expected at 10 a.m. EDT September 20, 1989 Testimony llllllIll1 Ill ll
139546 Roles, Cost, and Criteria for Assessing Agriculture Disaster Assistance Programs Between 1980 and 1988 Statement of John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues Resources, Corranunity, and EconomLc Development Division Before the Subcommitte... |
| Date Aug. 17, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-89 |
Title
I. ,,” _ , - ,*,.*I ..I .‘_ ,, United States, General Accounting Office GAO
August 1989 Report to Agency Officials ’ IMMIGRATION REFORM Potential Impact on West Coast Farm Labor GAO/HRD89-89 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-234042 August 17, 1989 The Honorable Elizabeth H. Dole The Secretary of Labor The Honorable Clayton K. Yeutter Th... |
| Date Oct. 19, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-89-10 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Requesters October 1988 CROP INSURANCE FCIC Needs to Improve Its Oversight of Reinsured Companies RESTRICTED- Not to be released outside the Gend Accounting Office except on the basis of the specific approval bytheOf5ce&CongressionalRelationa GAO/RCED439-10 I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources... |
| Date July 6, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-171BR |
Title
1 ‘GAO
July 1988 United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters CROP INSURANCE Participation in and Costs Associated With the Federal Program I GAO/RCED-88171BR Resources, Community, and Economic Development DMsion B-209886 July6, 1988 The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable United States Paul S. Sarbanes Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Dav... |
| Date May 10, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-149BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Honorable Leon E. Panetta, HOI%% of Representatives May 1988 AGRICULTURAL TRADE Causes and Impacts of Increased Fruit and Vegetable Imports . cwau&
GAO/RCED-W-149BR B-220851.2 May lo,1988 The Honorable Leon E. Panetta House of Representatives Dear Mr. Panetta: In an October 22, 1986, letter, you asked us to evaluate how extensive the r... |
| Date May 10, 1988 |
Report No. T-RCED-88-40 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday May 10, 1988 Trends and Impacts of and Vegetable Imports Fruit Statement of Brian P. Crowley, Senior Associate Director Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Marketing, Subcommittee on Domestic and Nutrition Consumer Relations, Committee on Agriculture House of R... |
| Date March 26, 1987 |
Report No. T-RCED-87-10 |
Title
United States, General Accounting OfWe ] cl;rL2) 1 u1 Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:OO p.m. EST Thursday Mbrch 26, 1987 Costs and Other Information USDA's Commodity Certificates on Statement of Brian P. Crowley, Senior Associate Director Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division on,Agriculture, and Forestry United States Senate
Committee Before the Nutrition, 132519... |
| Date May 29, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-118 |
Title
United States’ Gene&l Accounting Office! Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives
May 19% - m- 1 AND LOANS FARM PAYMENTS Consistency Needed in USDA Crop Yield Estimates 130234
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GAO/&ED-W-l 18 . united states
GAO General Accounting OfPice Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, E... |
| Date Aug. 17, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-175 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ((ESLIURCES C’JMMUNITY A~~J E;ONOMIC CJEVEL~PMENT DIVISION AUGUST 17, 1984 b-215752 The Honorable E (Klka) de la Garza Chairman, Commlttee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Evaluation of the Quality of Corn Stored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture at a Plalnview, Texas, Grain Warehouse (GAO/HCED-84-175) S... |
| Date June 15, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-61S |
Title
isupplement To A Staff Study By The US I(BG@9 IGeneral Accounting Office fan Economic Analysis Of The Pricing ’ Efficiency And Market Organization Of The U.S. Grain Export System
By Dr. Neilson This analysis supplements GAO’s staff “Market Structure And study entitled Pricing Efficiency of U.S. Grain Export System,” GAOICED-82-61. Chase Conklin 118680 GAO/CED-82-81 JUNE 15,1982 S Request f... |
| Date June 15, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-61 |
Title
I ‘*r )I in&Y BY THESTAFFOFTHE U.S. General Accounting Office
M;irket Structure And Pri~cing Efficiency Of U.S. Grain Export System
Susoi./cions and innuendos concerning the ssed as is the degree of efficiency hich the overall marketing system about grain export 118679 GAO/CED-82-61
JUNE 15,1982 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling... |
| Date Feb. 4, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-27 |
Title
Foreword Public concerns about food generally focus on two immediate issues--cost and quality/safety. The food system is complex, encompassing agricultural support service industries providing products such as energy, machinery, and chemicals; the farm sector; the fishing industry; food processors such as slaughterhouses and canners; and the food warehousing, distribution, and transportation syste... |
| Date May 1, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-142 |
Title
FOOD
IN THE FUTURE-Proceedings of a Pfanning Symposium
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ..I981 - FOREWORD This volume contains texts of remarks by speakers at the 1981 U . S . General Accounting Office Planning Symposium on Food in the Future. The symposium took place May 5 and 6 , 1981, in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Food Policy Analysis and Coordination Group of the Community and E... |
| Date July 9, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-65 |
Title
* - f /,,, BY'THE COMPTR(ILLERGEF'\IERAL I he
OFTHEUNTEDSTATES Congress b Direct ,Farmer-To-Consumer Marketing Program Should Be Continued And Improved
Direct farmer-to-consumer sales offer additional income opportunities for farmers and fresher, cheaper food for consumers. Direct marketing may ‘also reduce energy consumption, help preserve farmland, and decrease the reliance of many areas on ou... |
| Date June 25, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-85 |
Title
\ BY THt COMP-I '--' LLER GENERAL 0 Report To The Congress
CF THE UJ!JI.LD l / Agriculture's Statistics Agency: -- Computation Of Average Market Price Of Rice Questioned -- Independent Evaluation And Unimpeded GAO Access To Records Needed
Thile Department of AgrlcultIrti'S
stiltcs e qency needs :o develop bettei price data for tile r:ce progratm. The agePncy om~iit!te(d n tin portant factor cost o... |
| Date June 4, 1979 |
Report No. 109531 |
Title
Mr. Ray V. Fitzgerald Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Department of Agriculture Dear g >. Mr. Fitzljerald: /f&z ooJ-7 f / County Agricultural Stabilization anti L'onservati(;n Service offices either have already started or will shortly start sclectinq farms for quall.ty control s~)ot checks of acreage certifications for ttle 19'19 wheat arid feed grains set-aside... |
| Date May 31, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-72 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Illllllll llllllllllllll1lllllllllll Ill1 Ill1
LM109515 on
OF THEUNITEDSTATES ss Of The Financial Statements Insurance Corporation,
The Corporation reported an operating loss of $78.2 million for fiscal year 1978, due primarily to drought conditions affecting the corn, tobacco, and wheat crops. At September 30, 1978, the Corporation had a deficit of $152.4 million leavin... |
| Date March 16, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-24 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER G&iRN OF THEUNITEDSTATES qq@ ’ Report To The Congress
Questionable Payments And Loan Defaults In Sugar Programs The Department of Agriculture’s sugar pricesupport payment program on 1977 crop year sugar has resulted in questionable payments ...2.+,’ of millions of dollars. Agriculture’s loan program for 1977 crop year sugar is beset with problems of storage, underpayment... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1978 |
Report No. 090959 |
Title
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| Date Jan. 1, 1978 |
Report No. 090968 |
Title
SCULPTURES AT THE “G” STREET ENTRANCE (Compressed urew)
American laborers and professional workers are depicted in the bas-relief sculptures that decorate the red granite portals of the recessed entrance of the buff limestone GAO Building on “G” Street. The sculptures were designed in 1951 by Joseph Kiselewski, noted U.S. sculptor, of New York. Nine feet high and 15 feet long, the two pan... |
