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| Date Sept. 20, 2000 |
Report No. T-RCED-00-300 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday September 20, 2000 Testimony
Before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY Overview of Food Safety and Inspection Service and Food and Drug Administration Expenditures
Statement of Lawrence J. Dyckman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues Resources, Commu... |
| Date Aug. 24, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-217 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD IRRADIATION Available Research Indicates That Benefits Outweigh Risks GAO/RCED-00-217 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 24 27 28 29 31 Appendix II: Chronology of Food Irradiation Events Appendix III: Food Products Approved for Irradiation in the United States Appendix IV: Co... |
| Date Aug. 17, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-195 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD SAFETY Actions Needed by USDA and FDA to Ensure That Companies Promptly Carry Out Recalls GAO/RCED-00-195 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 24 26 36 37 39 40 43 48 Table 1: USDA- and FDA-Documented Food Recalls Since 1984 and Recalls Associated With Outbreaks of Foodborne Il... |
| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-212R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-285561 June 30, 2000 The Honorable Fred Thompson Chairman The Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Subject: Observations on the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Fiscal Year 1999 Performance Report and Fisca... |
| 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 Feb. 22, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-53 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2000 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS Few Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness Reported GAO/RCED-00-53 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Appendix II: Comments From the U.S. Department of Agriculture GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgements 3 18 23 Abbreviatio... |
| Date Oct. 27, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-00-3 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1999 Report to the Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY Agencies Should Further Test Plans for Responding to Deliberate Contamination GAO/RCED-00-3 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-2... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1999 |
Report No. AIMD-99-284 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives YEAR 2000 COMPUTING CHALLENGE Readiness of USDA High-Impact Programs Improving, But More Action Is Needed GAO/AIMD-99-284 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accoun... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1999 |
Report No. T-RCED-99-256 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday August 4, 1999 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY U.S. Needs a Single Agency to Administer a Unified, Risk-Based Inspection System
Statement of Lawrence J... |
| Date July 1, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-184 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July
1999 Report to the Honorable Richard J. Durbin, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY U.S. Lacks a Consistent Farm-to-Table Approach to Egg Safety k
Accountability * Integrity * Reliability ?AO/RCED-99-184 United States GAO Washington, D.C. 20548
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-282632 July 1, 1999 The Honorable Richard J. Durbin United S... |
| Date July 1, 1999 |
Report No. T-RCED-99-232 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday July 1, 1999 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY U.S. Needs a Consistent Farm-to-Table Approach to Egg Safety
Statement of Lawrence J. Dyckman, Director, Fo... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1999 |
Report No. OCG-99-2 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Performance and Accountability Series January 1999 Major Management Challenges and Program Risks Department of Agriculture GAO/OCG-99-2 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States January 1999 The President of the Senate The Speaker of the House of Representatives This report addresses the m... |
| Date Sept. 10, 1998 |
Report No. T-RCED-98-271 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday September 10, 1998 Testimony
Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S.Senate FOOD SAFETY Weak and Inconsistently Applied Controls Allow Unsafe Imported Food to Enter U.S. Commerce
Statement of Lawrence J. Dyckman, Director, Food and Agriculture I... |
| Date May 14, 1998 |
Report No. T-RCED-98-191 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 am EDT Thursday May 14, 1998 Testimony
Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY Federal Efforts to Ensure Imported Food Safety Are Inconsistent and Unreliable
Statement of Robert E. Robertson, Associate Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Re... |
| Date April 30, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-103 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1998 Report to the Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY Federal Efforts to Ensure the Safety of Imported Foods Are Inconsistent and Unreliable GAO/RCED-98-103 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div... |
| Date April 10, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-104 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD SAFETY Agencies’ Handling of a Dioxin Incident Caused Hardships for Some Producers and Processors GAO/RCED-98-104 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-279328 April 10, 1998 Congressional Requesters In May 1997, the ... |
| Date Dec. 11, 1997 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-32 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1997 Report to Congressional Requesters AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS U.S. Needs a More Integrated Approach to Address Sanitary/ Phytosanitary Issues GAO/NSIAD-98-32 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-277551 December 11, 1997 The Honorable Thomas A. Daschle Minority Le... |
| Date Oct. 8, 1997 |
Report No. T-RCED-98-24 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday October 8, 1997 Testimony
Before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY Fundamental Changes Needed to Improve the Nation’s Food Safety System
Statement for the Record by Robert A. Robinson, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community, and... |
| Date Sept. 9, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-249R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Commnnitg and Economic Development Division B-277952
September 9, 1997 Congressional Committees Subject: Food Safetv: Fundamental Changes Needed to ImDrove Food Safetv Recent outbreaks of foodborne illness have once again raised questions about the safety of the U.S. food supply. Last month, a number of illnesses caused by h... |
| Date May 23, 1996 |
Report No. T-RCED-96-185 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday May 23, 1996 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY Reducing the Threat of Foodborne Illnesses
Statement of Robert A. Robinson, Director Food and Agriculture Issues, R... |
| Date March 27, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-81 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1996 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD SAFETY New Initiatives Would Fundamentally Alter the Existing System G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-96-81 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-270740 March 27, 1996 The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman The Honorable E... |
| Date Nov. 3, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-96-18 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1995 Report to Congressional Committees FRUIT JUICE ADULTERATION Detection Is Difficult, and Enhanced Efforts Would Be Costly GAO/RCED-96-18 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-265983 November 3, 1995 Congressional Recipients Nationwide, school districts ser... |
| Date Oct. 1, 1995 |
Report No. AA-95-20(4) |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division October 1995 Food and Agriculture Issue Area Active Assignments 0.q99// /:55,319;
GAO/AA-95-20(4) Foreword This report was prepared primarily to inform Congressional members and key staff of ongoing assignments in the General Accounting Office's Food and Agriculture issue area This report contains a... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-272R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-266027 September 26, 1995 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Pesticide regulation is principally governed by the... |
| Date March 8, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-76 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1995 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives SALVAGED FOOD Lessons Learned From the Americold Fire GAO/RCED-95-76 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-259724 March 8, 1995 The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minor... |
| Date Dec. 29, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-95-19 |
Title
;A0 t' . United States General Accountinq Distribution for Restricted GAO Reports (Form 115-R)
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| Date Dec. 28, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-95-23 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1994 Report to the Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives PESTICIDES Reducing Exposure to Residues of Canceled Pesticides GAO/RCED-95-23 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Divisio... |
| Date Nov. 22, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-95-45 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1994 Report to the Congress U.S.-CANADIAN FOOD SAFETY Opportunities for Sharing Information and Coordinating Inspections GAO/RCED-95-45 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-259012 November 22, 1994 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representativ... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1994 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-311 |
Title
IJnited States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony . Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives 9:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday Scptcmhcr2X. 1994 FOOD SAFETY Fundamental ChangesNeeded to Improve Monitoring of Unsafe Chemicals in Food
John W. Harman, Director Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community, ... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1994 |
Report No. GGD-94-198 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1994 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agricdture, House of Representatives U.S.-CHILEAN TRADE Pesticide Standtids ‘and Concern Regarding Chilean Sanitary Rules GAO/GGD-94-198 General Government Division B-258151 September 28,1994 The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Chairman, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairm... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-192 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office u-$4 w GAO
September 1994 Report to the Chairman, Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcomm%tee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY Changes Needed to Minimize Unsafe Chemicals in Food
I GAO/RCED-94-192 1 I j I , 1 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report.
f Resources, Community, and Economic Development Di... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-158 |
Title
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| Date June 13, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-134 |
Title
(,.. .,,I :., .I.,,, : ,+: ;.“, ” ,, ci’ 1 . ,’ y:j._ ;‘) ; GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-252966 June 13,1994 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate The Honorable Nancy L. Kassebaum Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Labor and Human Resou... |
| Date May 25, 1994 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-223 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:30 am. EDT Wednesday hky 2% 1994 Testimony
Before the Human Resourcesand Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY A Unified, Risk-Based Food Safety System Needed
Statement of John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,Commun... |
| Date May 24, 1994 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-228 |
Title
‘ United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9~30am. EDT Tuesday May 24. 1994 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry, and General Legislation, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate MEAT SAFETY Inspectors’Ability to Detect Harmful Bacteria-Is Limited
Statement of John W. Harman, Director, Foo... |
| Date May 19, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-110 |
Title
May 1994 FOOD SAFETY Risk-Based Inspections and Microbial Monitoring Needed for Meat and Poultry GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-256276 May 19,1994 The Honorable Charles W. Stenholm Chairman, Subcommittee on Department operations and Nutrition Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives The Honorable... |
| Date Feb. 10, 1994 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-123 |
Title
United States General Accounting OfIke 1 I GAO
For Releaseon Delivery Thursday February 10, 1994 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Agricultural Research,Conservation, Forestry, and General Legislation, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate MEAT SAFETY Irispection System’ Ability s to Detect Harmful Bacteria RemainsLimited
Statement for the Record by John W. Harman, Di... |
| Date Nov. 4, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-71 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office 3AO Testimony
Before the Human Resourcesand Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee, Committee on Goveriiment Operations, House of Representatives )r Release on Delivery qected at 30a.m. EST wrsday uvember 4, 1993 FOOD SAFETY A Unified, Risk-Based System Needed to Enhance Food Safety
Statement of John W. Hannan, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resour... |
| Date Oct. 6, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-94-1 |
Title
” Limited Testing Finds ,Few Exported Unregistered,Pesticide Violations on Imported Food I United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-203051 October 6, 1993 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr, Chairman: While pesticides are used extensi... |
| Date July 30, 1993 |
Report No. PEMD-93-17 |
Title
xi $’ 1 !I!)3 PESTICIDES A Comparative Study of Industrialized Nations’ Regulatory Systems 149873 . (;(2o/l’I:~ll)-!):~- I7 “l.ll..“,l” ._I” I”” ,I. . ..^.I.. “* _ .._. .._. “_. -...“-.-. ,.-.._.I. _-I_.__-_.___ -___” __-. I_.-_______ _ .,.. _.._ I.” __.-___. _____” -. GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodolog... |
| Date July 26, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-142 |
Title
.llil,r 19’):~ *1 FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY Innovative Strategies May Be Needed to Regulate New Food Teehnologies
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149872 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. 559657 RELEASED GAO United States General Accounting Of’fice Washingtoxn, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economi... |
| Date July 15, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-185R |
Title
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United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division * GAO B-253771 July 15, 1993 111I l0Illl III)
149646 The Honorable Harold L. Volkmer Chairman, Subcommittee on Livestock Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives This letter responds to your request for information on (I) inspection and testing standards for dair... |
| Date June 16, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-55 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office r4Q424 1 - GAO I Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives For Relcasc on Delivcry Expcctcd at iO:OOa.tn. EDT
Wednesday PESTICIDES Status of FDA’s Efforts to Improve Import Monitoring and Enforcement
Statementof Richard L. Hembra, Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Re... |
| Date March 16, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-22 |
Title
United StatesGeneral Accounting Offke GAO
For Release Delivery on Expected at 10~00 EST am. Tuesday March 16,1993 Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeson Livestock and DepartmentOperationsand Nutrition, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY Building a Scientific, Risk-Based Meat and Poultry Inspection System
Statementof John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues,. ... |
| Date Feb. 18, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-10 |
Title
GAO GAO
For RIlcase on Delivery ExpNctcd at
10:00 a.m. EST Thursday February 18. 1993 United States General Accountin Office /Mm Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY Inspection of Domestic and Imported Meat Should Be Risk-Based
Statement of John W. Harman Director, Food and Ag... |
| 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 Sept. 24, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-205 |
Title
IJuited States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1992 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives PESTICIDES Adulterated Imported Foods Are Reaching U.S. Grocery Shelves
147773 ED--Not to be released outside the counting Office unless specifically by the Office of Congressional 5559%2
GAO/RCED-92-206 RELE,... |
| Date Sept. 2, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-258R |
Title
GAO ~-~- UdtedStates General Accounting Offlce Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-249639
September 2, 7992 illlllllllll Ill
147492 The Honorable Charles Stenholm Chairman The Honorable Steve Gunderson Ranking Minority Member Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives This letter responds to your request ... |
| Date Aug. 6, 1992 |
Report No. PEMD-92-26 |
Title
-l - _l * (“-,“_-_l l - -i ^ _- ;I A rrg l Is t~ l !K U R E C O M B IN A N T B O V IN E G R O W T H HORM O NE F D A A p p ro v a l S h o u l d B e W i th h e l d U n ti l th e M a s ti ti s Is s u e Is Re so lve d I w l l Wll l l III ll
147302 -- ~-_-.___-__..l-_.l--~“------~~--.---~-- --~ -_ ~--_ GA!!0 Uni t ed States General Accounti n g Offi c e Washi n gton, D.C. 20548 Program Methodol o... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-209 |
Title
FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY FDA Strategy Needed to Address Animal Drug Residues in Milk
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147221 .._ b . .__ .__. --..ll.-- ._--. .._. I” .-I_--. ----~.- (;Ao,IRCEI)-92-209 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-246269 August 5,1992 The Honorable Ted Weiss Chairman, Human Resourcesand Intergovernmen... |
