A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.

REGULATORY: FDA, NOAA

Food and Drug Administration

Final rule revoking the standards of identity for lowfat yogurt and nonfat yogurt and amend the standard of identity for yogurt in numerous respects. Info here.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Proposed rule for small-mesh multispecies specifications for the 2021 fishing year, and projected specifications for fishing years 2022 and 2023, as recommended by the New England Fishery Management Council. Info here.

Interim final rule establishing a framework to implement short-notice decisions of the Commission on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. Info here.

LEGISLATIVE: Includes Maine

Maine

HP 413 establishes a working farmland access and protection program within the state’s Department of Agriculture. Info here.