Thursday, April 12, 2007

Pet Food Hearing TODAY at 2 on CSPAN

Apols for the messy post, but I'm at work and ought not be blogging:

* * * NOTICE: PET FOOD HEARING TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON C-SPAN1 AND
> AVAILABLE ON THE WEB * * *
>
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> U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today will hold an oversight hearing
> on the ongoing investigation and the regulatory mechanisms that
> govern the pet food industry as the widespread recall of
> contaminated pet food continues. Durbin, a member of the Senate
> Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, has worked with Senator
> Herb Kohl (D-WI), the Chairman of the Subcommittee, to schedule the
> hearing which will be held at 2:00 p.m. today in Room 192 of the
> Dirksen Senate Office Building.
>
> Witnesses will include FDA officials who will be questioned
> on the timeline of the investigation, the source of the
> contamination, and the agency’s regulatory and inspection
> responsibilities. The hearing will also include outside experts who
> will discuss the current state of the pet food industry, as well as
> regulatory or resource shortfalls that led to the widespread recall
> of tainted pet food.
>
> The hearing will be covered LIVE on CSPAN-1. Video will be
> available after the hearing on the website -

http://appropriations.senate.gov/webcasts.cfm

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