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Food and Drug Administration Administrative Detention of Food for Human or Animal Consumption Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Final rule regarding the administrative detention of food that may present a threat to humans or animals. Includes an (more)
Publication Date: Friday, June 4, 2004
Aug 23, 2004 Summary
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Robertson, Robert E. Beef and Lamb: Implications of Labeling by Country of Origin
U.S. General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, Committee on (more)
Publication Month: January 2000
Jul 31, 2002 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Beverages: Bottled Water
Proposed rule to amend bottled water quality standard regulations regarding arsenic. Includes discussion of the (more)
Publication Date: Thursday, December 2, 2004
Dec 3, 2004 Summary
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Lieberman, Joseph I. Bush Administration Policy Shows No Respect for Seniors: Americans 70 and Over Valued Less When Calculating Benefits of Regulation: Lieberman Asks for Policy Renunciation
Release and letter by Sen. Lieberman regarding Lieberman's views on the practices of adjusting for age in calculating (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2003
Jul 2, 2003 Summary
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McLaughlin, Cristina Common Misperceptions of Cost/Benefit Analysis for Public and Private Decision Making
This presentation discusses common misperceptions of cost/benefit analysis for public and private decision making. (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Dec 4, 2007 Summary
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DHHS, CFSAN, Food and Drug Administration/RTI Cost of Reformulating Foods and Cosmetics
Foods and cosmetics are examples of regulated products which are sometimes reformulated in response to changes in the (more)
Publication Month: July 2002
Mar 8, 2005 Summary
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration/Anderson, Donald W.; Lindrooth, Richard C.; Murray, Brian C.; Teague, Jackqueline L./Center for Economics Research, Research Triangle Institute Cost of Restrictions on Gulf Oyster Harvesting for Control of Vibrio vulnificus-Caused Disease
Report of a study conducted by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on (more)
Publication Month: October 1996
Sep 30, 2002 Summary
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Crutchfield, Stephen R.; Buzby, Jean C.; Roberts, Tanya; Ollinger, Michael; Lin, C.T. Jordan Economic Assessment of Food Safety Regulations: The New Approach to Meat and Poultry Inspection Fees may apply
This report discusses the economic implications of the implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (more)
Publication Month: July 1997
Aug 31, 2001 Summary
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Paarlberg, Philip L.;Seitzinger, Ann Hillberg; Lee, John G.; Mathews, Kenneth H.; Jr. Economic Impacts of Foreign Animal Disease
Report presenting a modeling framework in which epidemiological model results are integrated with an economic model (more)
Publication Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Jun 6, 2008 Summary
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Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University/Food Safety Research Consortium Economic Measures of Interventions: Building a Framework for Prioritizing Opportunities to Reduce Food Safety Risk
Presentations and paper from this workshop held December 2-3, 2004 at Amherst, MA. Sessions included "Approaches to (more)
Event Dates: Thursday, December 2, 2004 - Friday, December 3, 2004
Publication Date: Friday, December 3, 2004
May 25, 2005 Summary
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McGartland, Al Economic Valuation Methods: COI, VSL, WTP & QALY
This presentation discusses Interface Between Risk Assessment and Economics: Economic Valuation Methods. It was (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Nov 30, 2007 Summary
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Calvin, Linda; Avenda?o, Belem; Schwentesius, Rita The Economics of Food Safety: The Case of Green Onions and Hepatitis A Outbreaks
Report on the economics of food safety using a case study of foodborne illness outbreaks associated with green onions (more)
Publication Month: December 2004
Dec 8, 2004 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Establishment and Maintenance of Records Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Final rule requiring the establishment and maintenance of records under the Bioterrorism Act. Includes discussion of (more)
Publication Date: Thursday, December 9, 2004
Dec 10, 2004 Summary
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Hutton, Guy; Haller, Laurence Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Water and Sanitation Improvements at the Global Level
Report of a study on the estimated costs and benefits of improved water and sanitation services. Includes evaluation (more)
Publication Year: 2004
Apr 27, 2004 Summary
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U.S. Government Accountability Office Experiences of Seven Countries in Consolidating Their Food Safety Systems
Report on the experiences of Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom (more)
Publication Month: February 2005
Apr 3, 2005 Summary
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DMST, OSAS, CFSAN, Food and Drug Administration/RTI FDA Labeling Cost Model
An update to RTI's 1990 labeling cost model to better meet the FDA's current needs in estimating labeling costs. The (more)
Publication Month: January 2003
Feb 20, 2003 Summary
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Strategy Unit, United Kingdom Cabinet Office Field Work: Weighing up the Costs and Benefits of GM crops
Report on the costs and benefits of GM crops in the UK. Chapters include "The backdrop for GM crops: science, (more)
Publication Year: 2003
Jul 17, 2003 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Dietary Fiber From Certain Foods and Coronary Heart Disease
Interim final rule that allows for barley as an eligible source of beta-glucan soluble fiber for a health claim (more)
Deadline: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Publication Date: Friday, December 23, 2005
Jan 6, 2006 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims, Expansion of the Nutrient Content Claim "Lean"
Proposed rule regarding the use of the nutrient content claim "lean" on foods categorized as "mixed dishes not (more)
Deadline: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Publication Date: Friday, November 25, 2005
Jan 9, 2006 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Food Labeling: Safe Handling Statements: Labeling of Shell Eggs
Proposed rule "to amend the agency’s food labeling regulations to permit the egg industry to place the safe (more)
Publication Date: Thursday, May 5, 2005
May 6, 2005 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Food Labeling; Nutrient Content Claims, Definition of Sodium Levels for the Term "Healthy"
Final rule regarding the maximum sodium levels permitted in foods that bear the term "healthy." Includes discussion (more)
Deadline: Friday, October 7, 2005
Publication Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005
Oct 7, 2005 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Food Standards: Amendment of Standards of Identity for Enriched Grain Products to Require Addition of Folic Acid
Final rule that amends the standards of identity for certain enriched grain products, enriched bromated flour, (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, March 5, 1996
Aug 5, 2004 Summary
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Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Standards: Requirements for Substitute Standardized Meat and Poultry Products Named by Use of an Expressed Nutrient Content Claim and a Standardized Term
"In this final rule, FSIS is establishing a general definition and standard of identity for standardized meat and (more)
Publication Date: Friday, June 10, 2005
Jun 10, 2005 Summary
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Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food and Drug Administration Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization
Proposed rule to establish a set of general principles for food standards. Includes background information, (more)
Deadline: Thursday, August 18, 2005
Publication Date: Friday, May 20, 2005
May 24, 2005 Summary
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OMB Watch Graham Advises Agencies on Valuing Lives of Seniors
This article discusses the debate over how to value the lives of seniors and highlights statements by John Graham, (more)
Publication Date: Monday, June 16, 2003
Jul 1, 2003 Summary
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Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Washington State University HACCP Survey
Data and questionnaires from surveys of meat slaughter and processors and poultry slaughter and processors regarding (more)
Publication Month: November 2003
Dec 1, 2003 Summary
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Reed, Jane; Frazão, Elizabeth; Itskowitz, Rachel How Much Do Americans Pay for Fruits and Vegetables?
Analysis of the costs to consumers of fruits and vegetables (per pound and per serving) based on ACNielsen Homescan (more)
Publication Month: July 2004
Aug 11, 2004 Summary
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Williams, Richard Integrating Risk Assessment and Economics
This presentation discusses Integrating Risk Assessment and Benefit-Cost Analysis. It was presented at the 2007 (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Nov 30, 2007 Summary
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European Advisory Services The Introduction of Mandatory Nutrition Labelling in the European Union: Impact Assessment Undertaken for DG SANCO, European Commission
Assessment of the potential impact of mandatory nutrition labeling for pre- packaged food products in the EU. (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Jun 7, 2005 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Labeling: Cochineal Extract and Carmine Declaration
Proposed rule to require food and cosmetic product labels to list the color additives cochineal extract and carmine (more)
Deadline: Monday, May 1, 2006
Publication Date: Monday, January 30, 2006
Feb 7, 2006 Summary
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Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Fish and Shellfish; Interim Rule
Interim final rule regarding definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marketing, and (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Oct 7, 2004 Summary
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Graham, John D. Memorandum from John D. Graham to the President's Management Council on "Benefit-Cost Methods and Lifesaving Rules"
This memo presents Graham's recommendations regarding the use of age-adjustment factors in benefit-cost analysis.
Publication Date: Friday, May 30, 2003
Jul 2, 2003 Summary
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Environmental Protection Agency National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Final Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBPR). It includes regulations related to chloroform, (more)
Deadline: Thursday, January 5, 2006
Publication Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Jan 5, 2006 Summary
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Variyam, Jayachandran N. Nutrition Labeling in the Food-Away-From-Home Sector: An Economic Assessment
Report that discusses the economics, costs, and benefits of a food-away-from-home nutrition labeling policy in the U.S.
Publication Month: April 2005
May 4, 2005 Summary
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Calvin, Linda Outbreak Linked to Spinach Forces Reassessment of Food Safety Practices
This report discusses that while the risk of contracting a foodborne illness from eating spinach is low, spinach and (more)
Publication Month: June 2007
Jul 20, 2007 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production
Proposed rule regarding measures that shell egg producers must implement to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis (more)
Deadline: Monday, July 25, 2005
Publication Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Sep 24, 2004 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing, Material From Cattle
Proposed rule to require manufacturers or processors of food or cosmetics containing cattle materials to keep (more)
Publication Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Jul 22, 2004 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Final rule that confirms the interim final rule (68 FR 58894 as corrected in 69 FR 29428) regarding registration of (more)
Deadline: Friday, October 7, 2005
Publication Date: Monday, October 3, 2005
Oct 7, 2005 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Proposed Rules to Amend the Food Labeling Regulations
The FDA's regulatory impact analysis of proposed rules to amend the food labeling regulations in response to the 1990 (more)
Publication Date: Wednesday, November 27, 1991
Oct 23, 2002 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Requirements Pertaining to Sampling Services and Private Laboratories Used in Connection With Imported Food
Proposed rule regarding the use of sampling services and private laboratories for analysis of imported foods. (more)
Publication Date: Thursday, April 29, 2004
Apr 30, 2004 Summary
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Schierow, Linda-Jo Risk Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Regulations
This report examines risk analysis and risk management practices at the EPA. Includes discussion on EPA's risk (more)
Publication Date: Friday, December 2, 1994
Aug 21, 2002 Summary
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Interagency Risk Assessment Consortium Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne Illness Regulations - Agenda/Presentations
Agenda and presentations of the IRAC-sponsored Public Conference "Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Nov 30, 2007 Summary
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Hurd, Scott, et al. Risk-Based Optimization of the Danish Swine Salmonella Control Program
This presentation discusses Risk-Based Optimization of the Danish Swine Salmonella Control Program. It was presented (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Dec 7, 2007 Summary
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Ralston, Katherine L.; Lin, C.T. Jordan Safe Handling Labels for Meat and Poultry: A Case Study in Information Policy
This document reviews the economics behind the FSIS requirement of safe handling labels for raw meat and poultry, and (more)
Publication Year: 2001
Aug 8, 2002 Summary
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Wegener, Henrik C., et al. Salmonella Control Programs in Denmark
This article discusses Denmark's Salmonella control programs for broiler chickens, layer hens, and pigs. It also (more)
Publication Month: July 2003
Jul 1, 2003 Summary
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Food and Drug Administration Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Proposed Rule
Proposed rule to prohibit the use of certain cattle materials in animal food or feed. Includes discussion of comments (more)
Deadline: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Publication Date: Thursday, October 6, 2005
Oct 7, 2005 Summary
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Kuchler, Fred; Tegene, Abebayehu; Harris, J. Michael Taxing Snack Foods: What to Expect for Diet and Tax Revenues
Report on the potential impact on snack food consumption and tax revenues of excise taxes on snack foods.
Publication Month: August 2004
Nov 3, 2004 Summary
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GEMS/Food, Food Safety Department, World Health Organization Total Diet Studies: a Recipe for Safer Food
Brochure on total diet studies, including what they are, why to do them, costs and benefits, examples of priority (more)
Publication Year: 2005
May 31, 2005