AMES, lowa Emphasizing the importance of safer foods for America’s consumers. National Farmers Organization joins with the General Accounting Office in its recommendations to Congress to upgrade and expand food in spection and import procedures. QUENTIN (Lebanon Co.) More than 200 of the top Ameri can Saddlebred horses in the country, including a number of reigning world's champions, will gather here July 22-25 to raise money for central Pennsylvania’s needy children. The ninth annual Children’s Benefit Horse Show will pit more than 200 American Saddlebred, Morgan, and roadster horses and Hackney ponies from 20 states against one another in contests of animation, speed, and brilliance. The show, presented by the United Professional Horseman's Association (UPHA), Chapter 15, benefits the Community Action Program of Lancaster County. It Land O’Lakes/Dairyman’s Plan Major Cheese Whey Plant ARDEN HILLS, Minn. Two daily cooperatives officially merged this week, Land O’Lakes and Dairyman’s Cooperative Creamery Association. Recently they also announced plans to equip and operate a large scale cheese and whey fractions facility in Tulare, California. A 300.000-square-fool food processing facility was recently acquired in Tulare by Dairyman’s in anticipation of a business ven ture with Land O’Lakes. Plans are now in place to remodel and ex pand the 15-year-old building into a cheese plant and next generation whey fractions facility. Whey fractions are being used extensive A LESSON WELL LEARNED... LANCASTER FARMING’S CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS! National Farmers Organization Joins U.S. General Accounting Office In Calling For Safe, Imported Foods While imports increase at a steady pace. Food and Drug Ad ministration testing of individual products coming into this country has fallen from about eight per cent in fiscal year 1992 to 1.7 per cent in 1997. Out of about 81 mil lion cases of food borne illnesses. Top Horses To Gather For Children’s Show carries the American Horse Shows Association’s highest, or “A" rat ing, and for three years in a tow has been voted one of the top shows in the county by UPHA members. The majority of the horses com peting at the show are of the American Saddlebred breed. They have been called “the world’s most beautiful horse” and the “peacocks of the show ring” be cause of their high action, lofty head carriage and thrilling per formances. The funds raised by the show benefit the Community Action Program of Lancaster County. Half the money goes to the Shelter ly as a high protein ingredient in sports and nutrition drinks and prepared food mixes. Cooperative officials indicate the planning, de veloping and equipping of the plant will be handled on an expe dited basis. “As Land O’Lakes and Dairy man’s come together, we have a clear vision of what we will ac complish in the years to come. At the top of the list is the develop ment of this facility to add value to member’s milk and meet our cus tomers’ demands for cheese and high value whey products,” said Jack Gherty, president and chief executive officer of Land O’Lakes. “Our still new cheese/ whey facility in Perham, Minn, is up to 9,100 deaths occur each year, according to GAO. In a comprehensive review of federal programs aimed at ensur ing safe food imports, the GAO recently made recommendations to more adequately prevent unsafe for Abused Women, which pro vides shelter, counseling, recrea tion and tutoring in a violence-free atmosphere for the children of abused women. The remainder of the money is donated to the Community Action Program Child Care Center, which provides development day care for the children of low-in come families. The money raised in 1997 was used to subsidize the cost of day care for low-income families. In addition to four evenings of top equestrian competition, the show will feature an academy show beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 25. The academy show is for beginning riders who already operating at its capacity, so we are confident of the need for additional volume.” Jack Prince, president and chief executive officer of Dairyman’s, said, “This is an exciting develop ment and it’s indicative of Land O’Lakes commitment to matching its long history as a national mar keter of value-added products with an equally extensive system for procuring and processing milk nationally.” food from ending up in American supermarkets, restaurants and homes. Costs for medical treat ment and productivity losses asso ciated with food borne illnesses and deaths range from $6.6 billion to $37.1 billion, according to USDA Economic Research Ser- take lessons but do not own a show horse. “The academy show gives be ginning riders, both children and adults, the opportunity to try showing in a relaxed, low key at mosphere,” said Marty Waldman, UPHA Chapter president. “The classes are designed to allow rid ers of all skill levels to compete. Riders compete on the same hors es on which they take riding in struction, and dress codes are re laxed, to enable riders to give the show ring a try without making a big financial commitment.” Saturday, July 25 will also fea ture a Model Horse Show, in which toy horses arc exhibited in much the same way as their live counterparts. Throughout the run of the show spectators will also enjoy a shopping village, a num ber of food stands serving refresh ments, and a playground for chil dren. A limited number of box seats in the covered grandstand are available for $5 each, and spectators are invited to bring lawn chairs and a picnic to enjoy at ringside. Admission is by donation: $5 for adults, $2 for children ag4s 5 and over is suggested. Children ages 4 and under are admitted free. For more information, phone (717) 898-5874. .Randall G. Renninger Certified Public Accountant Specializing in agricul.ture and construction industries “We help Business people discover ways to cut costs, save taxes, and Be more profitaßle” Call about our FREE seminars 535 W. Orange Street, Lancaster, Pa. 17603 (717) 299-6480 ♦ Fax (717) 299-6390 vice. National Farmers is forwarding a letter of support for the recom mendations to the U.S. Senate subcommittee which requested an evaluation of the food import sys tem. The letter will also be sent to the Director of Food and Agricul ture Issues for the GAO. “The GAO has taken the lead in creating solutions to imported food safety concerns, and we urge Congress to move ahead in insti tuting the agency’s recommenda tions,” National Farmers President Gene Paul emphasized. The GAO review found that procedures need to be more con sistent and reliable to prevent safety risks caused by foods brought in from outside the U.S. GAO recommended that FDA receive greater authority to require countries to have food safety sys tems equivalent to that in the U.S. before their foods would be im ported. “At National Farmers'we have long-supported equal quality standards for imported and do mestic products to assure healthy food for consumers," Paul said. “If the U.S. provides countries with better reasons to produce food under the same high a better economic and competitive situa tion,” Paul said. GAO also called for FDA and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to better target in spection resources on foods pos ing greater health risks. Currently, the agencies’ computer systems are not designed to single out those foods, but may more often address issues not directly impact ing consumer safety. FSIS has jurisdiction over meat, poultry and some egg products, while FDA regulates all other foods. Both agencies work closely with the Customs Service and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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