
The Legality of Food Labeling Claims: Eggs and Dairy
- June 21, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
When you walk through a grocery store, you will likely see certain food labeling claims such as “healthy”, “low sodium”, and...

The Legality of Food Labeling Claims: FSIS’s Regulations for Meat and Poultry Labeling
- June 7, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
When you walk through a grocery store, you will likely see certain food labeling claims such as “healthy”, “low sodium”, and...

The Legality of Food Labeling Claims: FDA’s Regulations
- May 24, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
When you walk through a grocery store, you will likely see certain food labeling claims such as “healthy”, “low in sugar”,...

The Second White House Conference on Food, Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
- May 10, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the White House announced that it will host a conference on hunger, nutrition, and health in...

What is an Organic Dairy Cow?
- April 26, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
On April 5, 2022 the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a...

Truth in Labeling Laws(uits) – Update and Recent Developments
- April 12, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
In the past few years, several states have passed laws governing the words or phrases that food manufacturers can use to...

Food Recalls: What are They and How do They Work?
- March 29, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
Food safety in the United States is regulated by two agencies. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulates meat, poultry,...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: March 24, 2022
- March 24, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

First there was AquAdvantage Salmon, then there was GalSafe Pigs, and now there’s PRLR-SLICK Cattle
- March 15, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
On March 7, 2022, the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), which is housed within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced...

What is Going on With Prop 12?
- February 22, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
In 2018, voters in California passed Proposition 12 (Prop 12). Prop 12 was a ballot initiative that enacted a law requiring...

USDA’s Efforts to Promote and Support Urban Agriculture
- February 8, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
On February 1, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) on...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Food Insecurity and Food Access
- January 28, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
The Economic Research Service (ERS), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), explains food insecurity “is a...

Procedures: Agency Adjudication
- January 25, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
This article is the next installment of NALC’s blog series on legal procedure. A previous blog post in the series explained...

From 2021 to 2022: Food Law Litigation and Regulation Update
- January 11, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
At the beginning of 2021 the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) published a blog post highlighting some of the major food...

Focus on Food: Bioengineered Foods Now Require Disclosure
- January 4, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
January 1, 2022, marked the mandatory compliance date for the Bioengineered (BE) Food Disclosure Standard (Standard). Many BE foods entering commerce...

Focus on Food: FDA Publishes Proposed Agricultural Water Rule
- December 14, 2021
- Jana Caracciolo
On December 6, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule to amend the agricultural water regulations found...

Procedures: The Regulatory Process
- November 30, 2021
- Jana Caracciolo
There are many federal agencies that impact the agriculture and food industries. The United States Department of Agriculture is home to...

The Adulterating Foodborne Pathogens: The Other 78% of the Food Supply
- November 16, 2021
- Jana Caracciolo
In recent weeks, foodborne pathogens have continued to be a major news topic. Particularly, on October 20, 2021 multiple news sources...

The Adulterating Foodborne Pathogens: Meat, Poultry, and Some Egg Products
- November 2, 2021
- Jana Caracciolo
Foodborne pathogens have been a major news topic in recent weeks. Notably, on October 19, 2021 the Food Safety Inspection Service...

Organic Update: AMS Proposes to De-list 18 Substances
- October 19, 2021
- Jana Caracciolo
On August 23, the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), published a...