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Federal Efforts to Protect Consumers frow Polybrominated
Biphenyl Contaminated Food Products. HRD-77-96; B-164031(2).
June 8, 1977. Released June 27, 1977. 2 pp. + appendix (35 pp.).
Report to Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, Chairman, Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Tzansportation; Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson,
Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, Pand
Transportation: Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee;
Sen. Donald V. Riegle, Jr.; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller
General.
Issue Area: Consumer and Worker Protecti n (900); Food (1700);
Environmental Protection Programs (2!00).
Contact: Human Resources Div.
Budget Function; Health: Prevention and :ontrol of Health
Problems (553).
Organization Concerned: Department of Agriculture; Food and Drug
Administratic-; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;
Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Center;
Michigan Chemical Corp., Saint Louis; Farm Bureau Services,
Inc., Battle Creek, MI; aichigan: Dept. of Agriculture.
Congressional Relev&nce: Senate Committee on Ccmmerce, Scierce,
and Transportation; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation: Science, Technology, and Space
Subcommittee. Sen. Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
Authority: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351
et seq.). 21 U.S.C. 335. 21 C.F.R. 225-226.
In 1973, an industrial chemical containing
polybrominated biphenyls (PPBs) was mistaken 'or magnesium
oxide, a feed supplement, and mixed with animal feed in
Nichigen. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the 'ood and
Drug Administration (FDA) are responsible for protecting
consumers from such contaminated foods. FinAings/Conclusions:
Manufacturers of drugs and animal feeds and animal feed
components are subject to YDA inspections. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Services (APHIS) is responsible for
administering the Federal Neat and Poultry Inspection Program.
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is responsible for
basic, applied, and developmental research in agricultural and
related fields. APHIS and ARS were the two principal USDA
agencies which were involved in the PBB incident in Michigan.
Intrastate products that contained PBB in excess of applicab.e
tolerance levels were recalled and joluntarily destroyed by the
manufacturer or were seized by the Michigan Department of
Agriculture (NDA). Survey results shoved no evidence that nine
States sampled had received any contaminated feed, and it las
concluded that widespread contamination of livestock outsidi of
Michigan had not occurred. USDA plans to continue its current
practice of immediately notifying MDA when it finds meat that
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