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| Date Jan. 12, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-96 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2005 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH Safety in the Meat and Poultry Industry, while Improving, Could Be Further Strengthened GAO-05-96 January 2005 WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-96, a report to the Ranking Minor... |
| Date Aug. 30, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-902 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2002 Report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry U.S. Senate MEAT AND POULTRY Better USDA Oversight and Enforcement of Safety Rules Needed to Reduce Risk of Foodborne Illnesses GAO-02-902 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background FSIS Is Not Ensuring that Plants’ HACCP Plans Meet Regulatory Requirements FSIS’s Lack of Con... |
| Date March 15, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-246 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2002 Report to the Honorable Tom Daschle, U.S. Senate ECONOMIC MODELS OF CATTLE PRICES How USDA Can Act to Improve Models to Explain Cattle Prices GAO-02-246 a Contents Letter Executive Summary
Purpose Background Results in Brief Principal Findings Agency Comments 1 3 3 3 5 7 12 13 The Cattle and Beef Industry Consists of Several Interlocking Piece... |
| Date Sept. 25, 2000 |
Report No. T-RCED-00-299 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Monday September 25, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS Investigations of Competitive Practices Need Improvements
Statement of Lawrence J. Dyckman, Director, Food and Agricultur... |
| Date Sept. 21, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-242 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to Congressional Committees PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS Actions Needed to Improve Investigations of Competitive Practices GAO/RCED-00-242 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: GIPSA’s Authority to Address Unfair and Anticompetitive Activities in the Livestock Industries 3 26 31 35 38 41 45 Appendix II: Overview of Past and Cu... |
| Date Jan. 27, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-44 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives BEEF AND LAMB Implications of Labeling by Country of Origin GAO/RCED-00-44 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-284193 January 27, 2000 The ... |
| Date Dec. 8, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-00-16 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1999 Report to Congressional Committees MEAT AND POULTRY Improved Oversight and Training Will Strengthen New Food Safety System GAO/RCED-00-16 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-283823 December 8, 1999 The Honorable Thad Cochran Chairman The Honorable Herb ... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-62 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Changes in Nebraska’s and Iowa’s Counties With Large Meatpacking Plant Workforces GAO/RCED-98-62 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-278979 February 27, 1998 The Honorable Robert Kerrey The Ho... |
| Date April 23, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-100 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1997 Report to Congressional Requesters PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS USDA’s Response to Studies on Concentration in the Livestock Industry GAO/RCED-97-100 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-276420 April 23, 1997 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman The Honorable K... |
| Date April 2, 1997 |
Report No. T-RCED-97-121 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. MST Wednesday April 2, 1997 Testimony
Before the Committee on Small Business, U.S. Senate FOOD SAFETY Procedures for Inspecting Canadian Meat Imports
Statement of Robert A. Robinson, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division GAO/T-RCED-97-121 Mr. Chairman an... |
| Date Aug. 29, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-220 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1996 Report to Congressional Committees FEDERALLY DONATED MEAT AND POULTRY Information on Extent and Impact of States’ Restrictions on Processors G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-96-220 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-272562 August 29, 1996 Congressional... |
| 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 Feb. 29, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-62R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-270846 February 29, 1996 The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives The Honorable Steve Gunderson Chairman, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee on Agricul... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-158 |
Title
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| 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 April 19, 1994 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-189 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offke GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittees Livestock and on DepartmentOperationsand Nutrition, Committeeon Agriculture, Houseof Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 1O:OO EDT am. T-Y April 19.1994 FOOD SAFIETY Risk-Based Inspections and Microbial Monitoring Needed For Meat and Poultry
Statement John W. Harman, of Director, Food and Agriculture Issues... |
| 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 June 26, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-152 |
Title
I
Q i _ IJnited States General Accounting _____- Office --- - - n ir GAO
,.__. ..I .._ ._ - Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives
_--._.____--- June 1992 FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY Uniform , Risk-based Inspection System Needed to Ensure Safe Food Supply /
-. 147179 lllll#llllllll RESTRICTED:-Not to be released ... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-19 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expectedat 12:30p.m. CST Wednesday January 15, 1992 LIVESTOCK MARKETING USDA’s Oversight of CompetitivenessNeeds to Be Enhanced
Statementof William E. Gahr, Associate Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-18 |
Title
United Stqtes General Accounting Of&e Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives
For Release on Delivery Expcctcd at LO:00a.m. EST
Thursday October 31, 1991 FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY Inspection of Canadian Meat Imports Under USDA’s Streamlined Procedures
Statement of John W. Harman, Director Fo... |
| Date Oct. 16, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-92-36 |
Title
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| Date May 6, 1991 |
Report No. PEMD-91-16 |
Title
May 1 !#!I1 SHORT-TERM FORECASTING Accuracy of USDA’ s Meat Forecasts and Estimates ~~l~l~lllll IIll
143916 RELEASED lkESTBICTED=-Notto be rehmed out&h the oeneml Acconntlng omce unle6Kl epsdtlcrgg #bgbppp-by the omce of comonal GAIo/YEMD-N-16 GAO United States General Accounting Offlce Wa&ington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division H-241433 May6,1991 The Honorable J. Robert K... |
| Date Feb. 11, 1991 |
Report No. NSIAD-91-100 |
Title
_. _ ,.._I I,. “. “““” .I ,,,-....... ..-.--..... .---..-- ._. .__.. ---..- . _- __.___ I._” ___... _“___.I- .._ - ~ t~ l ,rrr;l ry 1 !1 !)1 BEEF PRO C U R ED F O R C O M M IS S A R IE S Sm a l l Bu s i n e s s e s R e c e i v e d S i g n i fi c a n t S h a re o f O rd e rs fo r C o m m i s s a ry R e s a l e 143135 -- .._ _ . -- _ - _ _ _ _ .._ _ _ _ ._ ._ _ - - . . . . . _ _ -l _ .... |
| Date Dec. 6, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-91-28 |
Title
_..-l-.-^--.----.--I)tw’llll)t~r I !)!jO BEEF INDUSTRY Packer Market Concentration and Cattle Prices 142827 RELEASED
IEESTRICTJ3D--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Cangressioml Relations. GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 united States Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-241861 December... |
| Date March 31, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-55 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1989 Report to the Secretary of Agriculture INTERNAL CONTROLS Program to Address Problem Meat and pOultry Plants Needs Improvement GAO/RCED-89-55 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-234580 March 31. 1989 The Honorable Clayton Yeutter Secretary of Agriculture De... |
| Date Feb. 17, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-32 |
Title
BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report ToThe Secretary Of Defense DOD’s Beef Procurement Program Still Needs improvement
GAO reviews in 1976 and 1978 identified problems in DOD’s beef procurement and quality control practices and made recommendations for corrective action. In this followup report, GAO found that, although DOD did take some corrective actions, further improvements are stil... |
| Date Nov. 16, 1981 |
Report No. CED-82-11 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION by i... k~i ",. ; Q ,,,.th,.v,. ' : .;'. X :. 'i , .... ' W89h ; -. a.; V NOVEMBER 16, 1981 The Honorable Wes Watkins RELEASED 116902 House of Representatives Dear Mr. Watkins: Subject: The Packers and Stockyards Administration's Regulatory Reform Activities (CED-82-1l) Pursuant to your July ... |
| Date July 30, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-118 |
Title
nitation And Federal At Slau hter Plants: How To Get Its For The Inspection Dollar
The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and inspection Service inspects federally approved me& and pouiitry slaughter plants to see that they are sanitary and that they protluco unadulterated products. Wh&KXNW?, GAO made surprise visits ta 62 randomly selected plants in six States to test the effectiverws of t... |
| Date March 26, 1980 |
Report No. 111913 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 II RI3 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. March 26, 1980 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ON THE 'PAPERWORK IMPOSED ON THE MEAT .r &; I"", p -7 INDUSTRY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Mr. Chairman We are of our review
by 111913 and Members pleased of ... |
| Date April 17, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-10 |
Title
. I 1oq 102 BY THECOMPTROLLERGl?dERAL 4 ..4,: . Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Problems In Preventing The Marketing Of Raw Meat And Poultry Containing Potentially Harmful Residues
GAO estimates that 14 percent by dressed weight of the meat and poultry sampled by the Department of Agriculture between 1974 and 1976 contained illegal and potentially harmful residues of animal drugs, pestici... |
| Date March 8, 1979 |
Report No. B-193876 |
Title
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| Date Dec. 20, 1978 |
Report No. CED-79-28 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Proposed Changes In Meat And Poultry Net Weight Labeling Regulations Based On lnsufficient Data
Although the Department of Agriculture has proposed changes in its net weight labeling regulations for meat and poultry products, it has not obtained sufficient data to --support ulations, the need for changing the reg- --decide how to deal with moist... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-153 |
Title
DOCUSINT RBSURB 07043 (.-2697'76]1 Beef Marketing: Insues ard Conatnas. CBE-78-153; B-136888. September 26, 1978. 60 pp. + 7 appendic*s (13 pp.). Staff study by Heanr Develofsent Div. Eachvage, Director, Coumunity an6 Bconomic Issue A.Tem: rood: Federal and state Regulations I&aacting Food sarketing ,1712); Consumer and Worker Protection: Consumer Prctection from Chemical C(ataLinant. and Iatural ... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1977 |
Report No. CED-78-11 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
04242 B3474714] A Better Way for the Department of Agriculture to Inspect eat and Poultry Processing Plants. CED-78-11; B-163450. December 9, 1977. 40 pp. + 10 appendices (57 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Consumer and Worker Protection: Standards, Laws, and Regulations Enforcement (903); Food (1700). Contact: Community and Econom... |
| Date June 6, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-81 |
Title
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES IIIIlIIlIlllllllllllllllllllllll
LM102427 Marketing Meat: Are There Any Impediments To Free Trade?
Department of Agriculture Other Federal Agencies and Union/management agreements in some cities, mainly in the Midwest, restricted the form or hours in which certain meats could be marketed. The use of such restrictions appeared to be declining a... |
| Date Dec. 4, 1975 |
Report No. 089389 |
Title
RESOURCES AND DEXEXmOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION Dr. F. J. Mulhern, Admiiistrator 1 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Departmeklt of Agriculture / Service TAg Dear Dr. Mulhern:
We recently completed a survey of the meat and poultry label review process of the Labels and Packaging Staff, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. To evaluate industry complaints about the amount of time taken by the L... |
| Date July 22, 1974 |
Report No. MWD-74-149 |
Title
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LM095809 Salmonella In Raw Meat And Poultry: An Assessment Of The Problem
8.764031(21 Food and Drug Administration Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Department Of Agriculture : , BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF THE
D.C. UNITED ETATES 20540 ... |
| Date March 25, 1974 |
Report No. B-136888 |
Title
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Department and Other act
8.736888 of Agriculture Federal Agencies COhWTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF
D.C. THE UNITED 8TAl-S iO848 a . B-136888 The Honorable Thomas S. Foley Chairman, Subcommittee on Livestock and Grains ” Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: I’.:? 1:; This report on Federal agencies hav... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1973 |
Report No. B-179309 |
Title
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| Date July 9, 1969 |
Report No. 092695 |
Title
CIVIL - DiVISIC’N !i /’ i ‘i 1: j 3’ |
