WASHINGTON - New rules to
help strengthen consumer
protection against illegal residues
in imported meat, poultry and
tobacco have been provided by
Congress as part of the 1985 om
nibus farm bill which became law
in late December, Chairman Kika
de la Garza, D-Tex., of the House
Agriculture Committee said.
Generators Topsy wins Jersey Great Cow Contest
COLUMBUS, OHIO -
Generators Topsy, the first Jersey
cow to ever be scored Excellent
-97%, is the winner of the 1985 Great
Cow Contest, sponsored by the
Jersey Journal, the national
publication of the American Jersey
Cattle Club.
“Topsy”, the 1973 National
Grand Champion Jersey, was bred
by Cedarcrest Farms, Faunsdale,
Alabama and was owned by James
Chaney, Bowling Green, Kentucky
when she died in 1982. Her top milk
record was a 6 years and 3 months
of age when she produced 25,010
!bs. of milk and 1,119 lbs. of but
terfat.
“Topsy” was one of the first
daughters of her sire, Milestones
Generator. One of the breed’s first
“high PD” sires, “Generator” is
generally credited with turning the
Jersey breed around in the late
1960 s and early 19705.
Another “Generator” daughter
also bred by Cedarcrest Farms
placed second in the contest.
Generators Imp, Excellent-96%, is
the dam of Favorite Saint, one of
the top bulls available through AI
today.
Her top milk record came at 6
years and 3 months of age with
25,220 lbs. of milk and 1,188 lbs. of
butterfat. She was last owned by
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The new provisions accompany a
number of other consumer sections
of the Food Security Act of 1985,
including amendments dealing
with nutrition education and
studies.
“The farm bill is a consumer bill
too, because an economically
healthy agriculture is the con
sumer’s best guarantee of a
Generators Topsy, is the winner of the 1985 Great Cow
Contest.
Lenahan of Riley, Kansas and
Galena, Ohio.
Yet another “Generator”
daughter and “Generator’s” dam
placed third and fourth, respec
tively, in the Great Cow Contest. In
third was Generators Faustine of
Ogston, Excellent-93%, bred by
John Bishop, VI, Columbus, New
Jersey and last owned by Heather
Dawn Acomb, Stafford, New York.
“Faustine”, whose top milk record
was over 28,000 lbs. of milk, is the
dam of A-Nine Top Brass, another
of the top AI bulls of today.
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continued supply of healthy and
safe food at reasonable prices. But
along with provisions dealing with
farm commodities, trade, con
servation, research and food
assistance for the needy, Congress
also included in this new law a
number of specific new steps
dealing with food inspection and
nutrition,” de la Garza said.
Beacon Bas Little E
xcellent-92% was fourth and is the
dam of the bull, Milestones
Generator. Her top milk record, at
7 years and 10 months, was 21,280
lbs. of milk and 913 lbs. of but
terfat. She was bred and always
owned by Mayfield Dairy Farms,
Inc,, Athens, Tennessee.
In all, 55 great Jersey cows were
nominated by their owners. The
final 11 and then the winners were
selected based on the votes of
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To extend protection against the
possible appearance of illegal
residues in imported meat, the law
requires that all countries which
ship meat to the U.S. must get
certificates from the Secretary of
Agriculture showing that they
have reliable analytical methods
of ensuring compliance with
American residue standards.
“This is in no way a trade
barrier. It is simply a further step
toward assuring compliance with a
requirement, which has been in
effect for many years, that when
meat is sold to American con
sumers it must comply with
American residue standards,” de
la Garza said.
“A related part of the new law
gives the Secretary of Agriculture
authority to lay down rules for
dealing with livestock imported
from countries where they are
treated with drugs that are banned
in the U.S. and where there is no
practical way to find out if the
animal contains a residue of the
drug,” the Agriculture Committee
Chairman added.
In a companion food safety
move, the law also sets up a study
by the General Accounting Office
to find out if any further action is
needed to strengthen safeguards
against residues. The GAO is
directed to “evaluate the ef
fectiveness of federal regulations
and inspection procedures to
detect prohibited chemical
residues and foreign matter in food
or raw agricultural com
modities...”
De la Garza noted that other
portions of the law affecting
residue protection and nutrition
include;
-A requirement that all im
ported poultry must have been
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processed under conditions that
are the same as those in U.S.
processing, and must meet the
same inspection, residue and other
standards applied to American
poultry. The Secretary of
Agriculture will be required to
take random samples from im
ports to check on compliance.
-A requirement that imported
hurley and flue-cured tobacco
must be covered by an importer’s
certificate showing that the leaf
does not contain any residues
banned in U.S.-grown tobacco. The
Secretary of Agriculture will make
periodic tests of both domestic and
imported tobacco and will bar
marketing of any leaf found with
illegal residues. (In the case of
imports the illegal leaf would be
refused entry; domestic tobacco
showing illegal residues would be
destroyed.)
—A requirement that the
Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services make a one-year
assessment of existing research
information on two issues - the
relationship between dietary and
blood cholesterol and human
health and nutrition, and the im
portance of dietary calcium in
human health and nutrition. When
the assessments are complete, the
two secretaries will give Congress
proposals - including budget
estimates - for whatever further
studies they find are needed.
-A directive requiring an ex
panded Extension program of
nutrition education for low-income
consumers. In a related area, the
bill directs the Secretary to include
a representative sample of low
income individuals in his depart
ment’s existing program of sur
veying consumer diet patterns.
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