91.   The Agriculture Department, however, did not like being rolled where food safety was concerned.

92.   The agency regulates such disparate issues as price supports for farmers, food safety and national forests, which the department oversees through the Forest Service.

93.   The bill, which reconciles measures passed by the two chambers, would also improve food safety and protect water systems that supply drinking water to most Americans.

94.   The Clinton administration has made food safety one of its priorities.

95.   The conference program specifically focuses on business alliances and partnerships, information technology, food safety and standards, and cultural differences.

96.   The Europeans are instead seeking to negotiate a broad range of agricultural issues, including food safety, animal welfare and environmental concerns.

97.   The episode also has raised new concerns about food safety and has prompted federal regulators to ask for greater powers to force the recall of contaminated foods.

98.   The FDA is responsible for insuring food safety and truth in food labeling.

99.   The farm wives learned food safety and estate planning, swapped household hints and talked about the price of wheat.

100.   The federal government sets standards for food safety, and produce with residues below those levels is not considered a risk, he said.