Traceability and salmonella hearings loom large

Luis of the Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group notes that the anticipated traceability hearing in the House Agriculture Committee, subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture has been scheduled for 1 pm on July 30 at the Longworth House Office Building.

The topic: To review legal and technological capacity for full traceability in fresh produce.


Meanwhile, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, subcommittee on oversight and investigations has scheduled a hearing July 31. From the House Web Site:


The Recent Salmonella Outbreak: Lessons Learned and Consequences to Industry and Public Health Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing10:00 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building



On the Senate side, there is a hearing July 23 on childhood obesity. From the Senate Health Education Committee, subcommittee on Children and Families


Title: Childhood Obesity: The Declining Health of America’s Next Generation – Part II
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2:30 p.m.
Place: SD-430


TK: The traceability and salmonella hearings will be very important for the fresh produce trade. No list of witnesses yet, but whoever takes a turn on a panel for those two subcommittees will be asked some tough questions and be provided ample opportunity to make a defense of the industry.