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THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 9, 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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USDA awards $5.2 million in grants for nanotechnology research

The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced an investment of over $5.2 million to support nanotechnology research at 11 universities....

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Maryland bill would ban products laced with neonicotinoids

The Baltimore Sun reports the Maryland senate passed a bill earlier this month that would ban stores from selling products laced...

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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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Congress repeals COOL after WTO rulings

After more than a decade battle, Congress repealed a Country of Origin Labeling Law (COOL) in December, according to a NBC...

WTO authorized $1B COOL retaliation

Posted December 8, 2015 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has authorized Canada and Mexico to place tariffs on over $1...