U.S. Food and Agricultural Imports : Safeguards and Selected Issues.

Highlights rising levels of imports and Congressional concerns about the adequacy of existing safeguards. Reviews roles of the FDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in ensuring safety of food and agricultural imports. Examines international tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	International trade. Food adulteration and inspection. Import quotas. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Highlights rising levels of imports and Congressional concerns about the adequacy of existing safeguards. Reviews roles of the FDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in ensuring safety of food and agricultural imports. Examines international trade considerations, FDA and FSIS import refusals, and pending food safety legislation in the 110th Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.