Imported Shrimp: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, June 9, 1988U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989 - 286 էջ Abstract: This hearing examines a number of statutes and regulations that relate to the labeling of food and other products and the enforcement of those laws by three federal agencies. The U.S. Customs Service, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Marine Fisheries Service present testimony about the organization and operation of those agencies with regard to the country of origin labeling of imported shrimp. Shrimp processors present testimony concerning their processing and repackaging of shrimp and the food labeling practices they follow. |
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action adequate agency Alabama April April 13 April 20 bale BAYOU FOODS Bayou La Batre Billy BOUCHER BRENNAN CALLAHAN Chairman Code CONGRESS THE LIBRARY correct country of origin Customs law DATE Department of Commerce deveined shrimp DOC/NOAA/NMS domestic shrimp Dozier Drug Administration employees equipment Federal Federal Food FICARINO firm fishery products Food and Drug foreign shrimp labeled FORM FD frozen handled headless shrimp imported product imported shrimp industry investigation labeled as domestic LADNIER LIBRARY OF CONGRESS manufactured Marine Fisheries Service MEGLEN misbranding Mobile District Mobile Freezers Mobile Resident Post NAME AND TITLE National Marine Fisheries NMFS P.O. BOX packaging packed Patout peeling and deveining plant practice prevent contamination Product of USA regulations repackaged repacking foreign shrimp samples sanitation Sea Pearl Seafood seizure Shrimp Processors Spencer Garrett storage subcommittee substantial transformation TAYLOR telephone thawed told U.S. Attorney U.S. Customs Service United violation WYDEN
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Էջ 251 - Is not feasible to state who will be the "ultimate purchaser" In every circumstance. Broadly stated, an "ultimate purchaser" may be defined as the last person In the United States who will receive the article In the form In which It was Imported. If an Imported article will be used In manufacture, the manufacturer Is the "ultimate purchaser.
Էջ 126 - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation* Of the Committee on Energy and Commerce US House of Representatives Hospital Industry Financial Practices Implications for Cost, Access and Quality of Health Services Nancy H.
Էջ 2 - In addition, each such committee shall review and study any conditions or circumstances which may indicate the necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional legislation...
Էջ 252 - ... process which results in a substantial transformation of the article, even though the process may not result in a new or different article. (2) If the manufacturing process is merely a minor one which leaves the identity of the imported article intact, the consumer or user of the article, who obtains the article after the processing, will be regarded as the "ultimate purchaser." (3) If an article is to be sold at retail in its imported form, the purchaser at retail is the "ultimate purchaser.
Էջ 251 - States must be legibly and conspicuously marked to indicate the English name of the country of origin to an ultimate purchaser in the United States.
Էջ 252 - However, in the case of any article described in this list which is imported in a container, the outermost container in which the article ordinarily reaches the ultimate purchaser is required to be marked to indicate the origin of its contents in accordance with the requirements of Subpart C of this part.
Էջ 251 - The evident purpose is to mark the goods so that at the time of purchase the ultimate purchaser may, by knowing where the goods were produced, be able to buy or refuse to buy them, if such marking should influence his will.
Էջ 249 - I be able to be of any further service to you, please do not hesitate to call upon me.
Էջ 122 - United States v. Gibson-Thomsen Co., Inc., 27 CCPA 267, CAD 98 (1940).
Էջ 252 - States as a material in the manufacture of a new article having a new name, character, and use, and which consequently loses its separate identity in the finished product.