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USDA’s Efforts to Promote and Support Urban Agriculture

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

The Economic Research Service (ERS), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), explains food insecurity “is a...

Procedures: Agency Adjudication

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

On August 23, the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), published a...

Focus on Food: Understanding Labeling and the First Amendment

On both sides of the same coin, federal and state governments regulate food labels through restricting the use of certain statements...

Back in the Lab: FSIS Requests Comments on Cell Cultured Meat Labeling

On September 2, 2021, the Food Safety Inspection Service (“FSIS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture, released...

USDA Updates the Thrifty Food Plan

On August 16, 2021 the Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”),...