• Work on behalf of Grayling's client, New Market Impressions LLC (which provides laser etching on eggs to enable consumers, growers and producers to trace eggs and their production place and date), on food safety legislation, FDA and USDA appropriations issues, including implementation of P.L. 111-353, The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.

Duration: November 18, 2010 to April 1, 2011

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)

Spending: about $140,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2010: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Affiliated organizations: New Market Impressions