NFPA OFFERS SENATE PANEL REFORM IDEAS

WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The National Food Processors Association has joined in the reform movement sweeping Capitol Hill by offering a laundry list of regulatory reforms to the Senate Agriculture Committee.

limit pesticide levels in processed foods.

· Repealing a section of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that regulates food additives, which currently sets a zero-risk standard.

· Reforming meat and poultry inspection laws to allow the industry to police itself.