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Article: The price of clean air. (Washington Report)
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- Prepared Foods
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- January 1, 1991
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The price of clean air Food processors are keeping a close watch on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as it begins to draft implementing regulations for the new clean air law signed by President Bush.
Although the food processing industry is in a much better position than some others, it will experience at least secondary effects from the comprehensive law. The result may be higher manufacturing and distribution costs.
Food processing plants are not generally considered major air polluters, but some segments of the food industry, such as bakeries, may be singled out for new, more stringent regulation. And there is always the possibility that the ...