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| Date Feb. 16, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-309R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 16, 2010 Congressional Committees Subject: Food Irradiation: FDA Could Improve Its Documentation and Communication of Key Decisions on Food Irradiation Petitions According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria cause an estimated 14 million cases of foo... |
| Date Feb. 3, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-246 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD SAFETY FDA Should Strengthen Its Oversight of Food Ingredients Determined to Be Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) GAO-10-246 February 2010 FOOD SAFETY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-246, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability FDA Should Strengthen Its Overs... |
| Date April 28, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-74 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1999 Report to the Honorable Tom Harkin, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY The Agricultural Use of Antibiotics and Its Implications for Human Health GAO/RCED-99-74 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Divisi... |
| Date March 20, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-57 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1997 Report to Congressional Committees FOOD-RELATED SERVICES Opportunities Exist to Recover Costs by Charging Beneficiaries GAO/RCED-97-57 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-275998 March 20, 1997 Congressional Committees The federal government spent nearly $1... |
| Date April 23, 1996 |
Report No. PEMD-96-8R |
Title
- - United Statea General Accounting Offlce Washington, D.C. 20646 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-271814 April 23, 1996 The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley Chairman Committee on Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring the safety of biologics, human drugs, medical devices.,. food additives, and animal drugs an... |
| 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 Aug. 2, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-141 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Carrageenm Food Additive From the Philippines Conforms to Regulations GAOLHEHS-94-141 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education, and Human Setices Division B-255635 August 2,1994 Congressional R... |
| 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
--_._., I 11111 II
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 2, 1993 |
Report No. HRD-93-28R |
Title
s ‘GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 HumanResources B-252966 July 2, 1993 Division 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 Resources United States Senate The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Committee on Energy an... |
| 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 April 7, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-86 |
Title
GAO
FDA PREmmT.. .. .__.. _ APPROVAL Process of Approving Ol.estra as a Food Additive #I lllllll1lllll
146387 __ _ ..-_--. _-.-.” GAO United States General Accounting OfTIce Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-247488 April 7,1992 The Honorable William J. Hughes Chairman, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration Committee on the Judiciary House of Representa... |
| Date March 7, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-52 |
Title
dw*- United States General Accounting Office *... GAO
March 1991 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives PESTICIDES EPA’ Use of Benefit s Assessmentsin Regulating Pesticides . - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-242523 March... |
| Date May 3, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-118 |
Title
..-“l.“.“. l”“. ““. ““.. GAO
May I !NO FOOD IRRADIATION Federal Requirements and Monitoring GAO General Accounting Of’ fice Wahington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-239069 May 3,199O The Honorable Douglas H. Bosco House of Representatives Dear Mr. Bosco: Because of your concern about the safety of food that has been exposed to radiation for preservation purposes, you as... |
| Date June 1, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-139 |
Title
Foreword Food, agriculture, and nutrition are important issues in public policy decisionmaking. Decreasing federal government’s regulatory role, increasing food prices, balancing interactive domestic and foreign agricultural and other economic systems-all represent important national concerns. This bibliography includes information on U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) documents released betw... |
| Date June 18, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-46 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office ‘ Report to the I-Ion&able Howard M. Metzenbaum? U.S. Senate ,33ydO - . June 1987 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Food Additive Approval Process Followed for Aspartame I 133460 I: iii RELEASED GAO,‘ HRD-87-46 ii!?) GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-223552 June 18, 1987 The Honorable... |
| Date June 8, 1987 |
Report No. T-RCED-87-27 |
Title
(I . . * Unite d S ta tes G e n e r a l A c c o u n tin g O ffice 153 T e s tim o n y L H u g h J.W e ~ sirrger,S e n fo r & ? ~ 0 ~ iab9Director a n d E icommlc D e v e l a p n e n t D ivision -= -t -ty, B e fo r e th e S u b c c m i tte e o n H e a lth a n d th e E n v i r o m t C a m itte e o n E n e r g y d C a fm rce H c u s e o fR e p ~ m ta tive s sta te m e n tf o 133153 1111 L Mr. Chairma... |
| Date April 18, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-125 |
Title
Rpr.i.1 1.8, 1986 ‘JYrc Honorablr? Dave Durenherger , Chairman ‘I’hkb Horlorable Max Baucus, Ranking Minor Icy Member Sub(:omml.tt et! on Tcrxi c Substances and t+rv L ronmental Oversi.ght Committee on Environment and Public Works IJnitr!d States Senate As requested 1 n your .June 29, 1984, letter and subsequent disrussi ens we have reviewed the Environmental Prot.ect.ion wi th your off Ice... |
| Date April 1, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-82 |
Title
FOOD BIBLIOGRAPHY ~llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~ JANUARY 1981 - DECEMBER '1984
126782 References t o Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office
G A 0 / R C E D-85-82 03Is77 FOOD
BIBLIOGRAPHY
References to Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office JANUARY 1981 - DECEMBER 1984 U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548... |
| Date April 1, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-130 |
Title
i
References to Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office
GAO/WED-84-1 30 . FOOD
BIBLlOGRAPHY
References to Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office JANUARY 1981 - DECEMBER 1983 U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C. 20548 APRIL 1984 . GAO/RCED-84-130 CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Document process... |
| Date June 1, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-76 |
Title
8 ,
t I 11l1l11111 I lI 1l1l111111 I11l1 1111l
119106 FOOD
BIBLIOGRAPHY
JANUARY - DECEMBER 1981 References to Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office
CE D-82-76 (322yj-3 FOOD
BIBLIOGRAPHY
References to Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office JANUARY-DECEMBER 1981 U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 JUNE 1982 CED-82... |
| Date Dec. 11, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-82-3 |
Title
lieport To The Congres$
: OF THEUNITED STATES Req~ubtionofCancerCausing FoodAclgWesTirneForAChange?
The 1958 “Delaney Clause” of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which requires the Food and t&-u Administration to ban the use of cancercausing 8ood additives, continues to be a source of controversy, an emotlonal issue, and a target for change. While food safaty experts agree that the Del... |
| Date Oct. 6, 1981 |
Report No. B-204277 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
v .. WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 HRl-BILL-17 - October 6, 1981 B-204277 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar United States Senate Dear Senator Lugar: As requested, we have reviewed S. 1442,1 entitled "Food Safety Amendments of 1981," which is intended to revise and update the Nation's food safety laws. The Amendments are aimed at improving food safety decisions by prov... |
| Date April 1, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-73 |
Title
References to Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U S . General Accounting Office
@ED-81 -73 O I b 779 FOOD
BIBLIOGRAPHY
References to Reports and Other Documents Issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office JANUARY 1977-DECEMBER 1980 U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 April 1981 CED-81-73 US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE MILTON J. SOCOLAR, ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL CLERIO P... |
| Date Aug. 14, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-91 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES FDA’sRegulation Of Gentian Violet Appears Reasonable
The FSood and Drug Administration has not approved the use of pntian violet as a food additive! or as an animal drug. GAO found no indication that FDA’s position was unreasonable or that regulatory actions taken by FDA were improper. In 9 of 10 cases where FDA regulatory actions were challenged in cour... |
| Date Aug. 14, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-90 |
Title
BY i-HECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Rqort To The Congress
0F THEUNITEDSTATES Need For More Effective Regulation of Direct Additives To Food
The Federal FoocJ, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires that the safety of direct food additives bc basctl on scientific evidence and that the evidence be reviewed and approved by the Flood and Drug Administration. However, the act c?xcmpts from review and approval substance... |
| Date April 30, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-68 |
Title
. BY THECOMP-fRbLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES What Foods Should Americans Eat? Better Information Needed On Nutritional Quality Of Foods
Consumers, Government, industry, and others need better information on the nutritional value of foods. Presently there are no generally accepted nutrition principles and no authoritative guidance on what amounts are too much or too little ... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-46 |
Title
Does Nitrite Cause Cancer? Concerns About Validity Of FDA-Sponsored Study Delay Answer
T tic: F oocl ;~ncl Drug Adrninistriltion and the f”)~!(,ilt.lrll~!llI of Aq;icuIturc: are faced with ~1 cl~l~zrr~rri;~ rcxjartling nitrite a substance widely 11stx1 to l,rt!sorvct, color, and flavor meat prod crcts. Using rritritc may ~KVx! a lorqj-term (:ilnc(!r risk or other health prot)lems. Not trsillq it... |
| Date Dec. 26, 1978 |
Report No. CED-79-12 |
Title
REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES ((0 6+ Formulated Grain-Fruit Products: Proposed Restrictions On Use In School Breakfast Program Should Be Reevaluated
The Department of Agriculture has proposed to prohibit using the two-component meal of formulated gram-fruit products (fortlfled pastries) and milk in the school breakfast program Although gram fruit products are not used widely or frequently, some... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-146 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUKE 07349 - [C2827914] The Department of the Arty's Food Irradiation Program: Is It Worth Continuing? PSAD-78-146; B-146700. September 29, 1978. 42 pp. . 4 appendices (7 pp.). Report to Rep. Thomas J. Downey; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Food (1700); Consumer and Worker Protection: Safety of Food Additives (905);Science and Technology: Management and Ove... |
| Date Nov. 2, 1977 |
Report No. HRD-78-9 |
Title
DLCUNEIIT RESUME
04045 B3074327] 1/- 9-'77 Food Additive, Acrylonitrile, Banned in Beveraae Containers. ovember 2, 1977. Released ovember 9, 4RD-78-9; B-164031(2). 1977. 17 pp. Report to Rep. Toby offett; by Paul G. Dembling, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Food (1700); Consumer and orker Protection: Safety of Food Additives (905). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: Health: Pre... |
| Date June 27, 1977 |
Report No. HRD-77-81 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESURE
5 02513 - [A185287 / 2. (lie- tre4- Antibiotics Used Need to Establish Safety and Effectiveness of 27, 1977. 47 pp. + June in Animal Feeds. HRD-77-81; B-164031(2). 2 appendices (5 pp.). on Report to Rep. John E. Ross, Chairman, House Committee Oversight and Investigations Interstate and Foreign Commerce: General. Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller Identifying Needs Issue... |
| Date April 12, 1977 |
Report No. 094683 |
Title
REMARKS BY ELMER 3. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF TEE UNITED AT THE CONFERENCE ON TEE FEDERAL REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATIONWASHINGTON, D.C., ./ APRIL 12, 1977.
\-- 4 \tfl ~ R E S E N TFEDERAL PROGRAMS ADDRESSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CARCIBOGENS 3 I n recent y e a r s , t h e G e n e r a l A c c o u n t i n g O f f i c e h a s P l a c e d i n c r e a s e d e m p h a s i s o... |
| Date April 8, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-111 |
Title
7 r&4,&~ J REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES llIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LM099382 u lati artame
Food and Drug Administration Department A &pxv,/b and Welfare of HesIt-h, Education, On July 26, 1974, istration published a use of aspartame, Later, questions were effects of the additive Before inary cated mitted and Drug Adminregulation approving the an artificial sweete... |
| Date March 21, 1974 |
Report No. B-179195 |
Title
WASHINGTON, D.C. 205.4~ RELEASED
B-179195 The Honorable Frank E. Moss Chairman, Subcommittee for Consumers r ? Committee on Commerce United States Senate
!; . / Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of July 12, 1973, requested that we'review activities which led to the issuance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Compliance Policy Guide No. 7210.2, dated July 8, 1969, which changed and permitted... |
