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THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 16, 2016

The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...

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THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 10, 2016

The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...

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Department of Justice to aggressively pursue food safety violations

Earlier this week at the Consumer Federation of America’s 39th Annual National Food Policy Conference, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C....

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Campbell’s to begin disclosing GMO ingredients

Breaking from industry rivals, Campbell Soup Company will become the first major food company to begin disclosing the presence of genetically...

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USDA’s AMS pulls standard for grass fed, naturally-raised meat

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the USDA provides the livestock and meat industries with an option to voluntarily have marketing...

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Chipotle Served with Federal Grand Jury Subpoena

Posted January 7, 2013 On Wednesday, in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),Chipotle Mexican Grille Inc....

FDA approves genetically engineered salmon

Posted November 20, 2015 The FDA has approved AquaBounty Technologies’ application for AquAdvantage Salmon, an Atlantic salmon that reaches market...

FDA seeking comments to define “natural”

Posted November 17, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exploring the use of the term “natural,” asking the...

House ag committee approves anti-GMO labeling law

Posted July 20, 2014 The House Agriculture Committee has approved a bill that would ban states from requiring the labeling...

Justice Department: Food companies at risk for prosecution over outbreaks

Posted July 15, 2015 After several deadly outbreaks food, the Justice Department is warning food companies that they could face...

Food manufacturers have three-years to eliminate PHOs

Posted June 17, 2015 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are...

FDA Receiving Backlash over Calorie Count Rule

Posted May 20, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing major blowback over a controversial ObamaCare rule that...

FDA Releasing Food Recall Draft Guidance

Posted May 14, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of draft guidance for industry on the...

Senators Reintroduce Antibiotic Prevention Legislation

Posted March 4, 2015 Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act (PARA),...

FDA Commissioner Hamburg Stepping Down

Posted February 6, 2015 Dr. Margaret Hamburg is stepping down as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

White House Budget Increase for Single Food Agency

Posted February 4, 2015 President Obama is seeking an increase fiscal 2016 to fund the proposed single food agency, according...

Lawmakers Introduce Single Food Agency Bill

Posted February 2, 2015 Lawmakers have proposed a bill that would establish a single food safety agency by uniting the...

FDA Clears BPA-Lined Containers

Posted January 12, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded bisphenol, a synthetic estrogen used in lining the...

GAO Published Food Safety Report, Fedral Government has Room for Improvement

Posted December 24, 2014 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study, Federal Food Safety Oversight: Additional Actions Needed to...

Senate Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Package, Many Agricultural Riders

Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending package to fund the federal government for the...