• Access to Japan market for bovine bone gelatin Extension of Generalized System of Preferences

Duration: January 15, 2011 to December 31, 2020

General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)

Spending: about $40,000 (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 2011: U.S. Senate, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), House of Representatives, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Related Foreign Entities: Gelita AG (69412 Eberbach, GER); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; Gelita do Brazil Ltda. (Cotia Sao Paulo, BRA); contribution to lobbying: $10000; ownership 0%