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October 4, 2007

Import Safety

The Trade Subcommittee and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee held a joint hearing on import safety, focusing on c… read more

The Trade Subcommittee and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee held a joint hearing on import safety, focusing on current measures to ensure the safety of food and consumer products imported into the United States. Government officials and business representatives testified about import quality standards, government regulation of imported goods, recent problems posed to consumer health and safety, consumer confidence, and federal enforcement of import standards. close

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Daniel Baldwin Official U.S. Customs and Border Protection->International Trade
Mark Berman Chairman and CEO Rockland Textiles

John P. Connelly President National Fisheries Institute
Calvin Dooley President and CEO Food Products Association
Jean Halloran Director Consumers Union->Food Policy Initiatives
William James Official Department of Agriculture->International Affairs
Chris Knox Vice President Vest Welded Steel Production
Warren Maruyama Attorney
Marc Schoem Director Consumer Product Safety Commission->Recalls and Compliance
Steven M. Solomon Deputy Director U.S. Food and Drug Administration->Regulatory Affairs
Craig Thorn Consultant
John Williams Executive Director Southern Shrimp Alliance
Xavier Becerra U.S. Representative [D] California
Wally Herger U.S. Representative [R] California
Kenny Hulshof U.S. Representative [R] Missouri
Sander Levin U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
John Lewis U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Bill Pascrell Jr. U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
James Ramstad U.S. Representative [R] Minnesota
Tom Reynolds U.S. Representative [R] New York

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Program ID:: 201355-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Oct 04, 2007 | 11:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Oct 07, 2007 | 4:10am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Oct 04, 2007 | 11:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Oct 05, 2007 | 2:46am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Oct 07, 2007 | 4:10am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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