1st Quarter - Report

DEL MONTE FOODS for DEL MONTE FOODS

Period 1st Quarter 2008 Filed Apr 21, 2008 Signed by Megan Villarreal, Manager of Government & Industry Relations

Official filing
Firm
DEL MONTE FOODS
Client
DEL MONTE FOODS
Income
—
Expenses
$26,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

American Samoa minimum wage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 H.R. 2419, Rural Opportunities Act of 2007: Farm Flex inclusion,, biofuels/ethanol S. 2302, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON —
MEGAN VILLARREAL —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2302 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1916, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand, and extend for 10 years, the American Samoa economic development credit, section 936.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1916 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S1274, Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007: Human/pet food safety and recall issues, FDA issues; HR3624, Consumer Food Safety Act of 2007: food/import safety, FDA issues, user fees, ports of entry; HR3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007: food/import safety, user fees, ports of entry issues, produce safety standards, food inspections, mandatory recall authority; S2418, EAT SAFE Act: food safety programs, inspection training, recal notification, penalties

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON —
MEGAN VILLARREAL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3610 (110th), H.R. 3624 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.