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USDA’s Efforts to Promote and Support Urban Agriculture
- February 8, 2022
- Elizabeth
On February 1, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) on...
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Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Food Insecurity and Food Access
- January 28, 2022
- Elizabeth
The Economic Research Service (ERS), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), explains food insecurity “is a...
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Procedures: Agency Adjudication
- January 25, 2022
- Elizabeth
This article is the next installment of NALC’s blog series on legal procedure. A previous blog post in the series explained...
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From 2021 to 2022: Food Law Litigation and Regulation Update
- January 11, 2022
- Elizabeth
At the beginning of 2021 the National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) published a blog post highlighting some of the major food...
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Focus on Food: Bioengineered Foods Now Require Disclosure
- January 4, 2022
- Elizabeth
January 1, 2022, marked the mandatory compliance date for the Bioengineered (BE) Food Disclosure Standard (Standard). Many BE foods entering commerce...
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Focus on Food: FDA Publishes Proposed Agricultural Water Rule
- December 14, 2021
- Elizabeth
On December 6, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule to amend the agricultural water regulations found...
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Procedures: The Regulatory Process
- November 30, 2021
- Elizabeth
There are many federal agencies that impact the agriculture and food industries. The United States Department of Agriculture is home to...
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The Adulterating Foodborne Pathogens: The Other 78% of the Food Supply
- November 16, 2021
- Elizabeth
In recent weeks, foodborne pathogens have continued to be a major news topic. Particularly, on October 20, 2021 multiple news sources...
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The Adulterating Foodborne Pathogens: Meat, Poultry, and Some Egg Products
- November 2, 2021
- Elizabeth
Foodborne pathogens have been a major news topic in recent weeks. Notably, on October 19, 2021 the Food Safety Inspection Service...
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Organic Update: AMS Proposes to De-list 18 Substances
- October 19, 2021
- Elizabeth
On August 23, the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), published a...
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Focus on Food: Understanding Labeling and the First Amendment
- October 5, 2021
- Elizabeth
On both sides of the same coin, federal and state governments regulate food labels through restricting the use of certain statements...
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Back in the Lab: FSIS Requests Comments on Cell Cultured Meat Labeling
- September 9, 2021
- Elizabeth
On September 2, 2021, the Food Safety Inspection Service (“FSIS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture, released...
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USDA Updates the Thrifty Food Plan
- August 31, 2021
- Elizabeth
On August 16, 2021 the Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”),...