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Meat and Poultry Labels: Updated Guidelines & Opportunity for Comment

Payton Ramsey, Research Fellow Elizabeth Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service...

When Wetlands Go Dry: Prior Converted Cropland under Swampbuster and the CWA

The Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, known colloquially as “Swampbuster,” introduced a new program to promote...

State Food Laws Enacted in 2024

The 2024 state legislative sessions were teeming with bill proposals and enactments that touched a variety of food law issues. A...

EPA Publishes Highly-Anticipated Final Herbicide Strategy

On August 20, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its final Herbicide Strategy. The document, which was released in a...

Food Labeling: What are Third-Party Certifications?

When looking at a food’s packaging, there can be many confusing words, statements, or logos that appear. Along with nutritional claims...

Third Circuit Rules Failure to Warn Claims Preempted by FIFRA

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has split from the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits by concluding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide...

FSIS Proposed Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products

On August 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published its proposed Salmonella Framework...

EPA Releases Draft Insecticide Strategy

On July 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its highly anticipated draft Insecticide Strategy, the latest step in the...

Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Energy and Miscellaneous Titles

As of August 2024, three proposals have been released on the 2024 Farm Bill – one in the House of Representatives...

Regulation of Food for GLP-1 Drug Users: Off-Label Advertisements

In May 2024, Nestle announced its intention to create a new food brand, called Vital Pursuit, specifically marketed for consumers who...

Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Conservation Titles

The Farm Bill is an omnibus bill enacted approximately every five years that authorizes and funds most programs administered by the...

Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Commodities, Forestry, and Horticulture Titles

As of July 2024, three proposals have been released on the 2024 Farm Bill – one in the House of Representatives...

Regulation of Food for GLP-1 Drug Users: Labeling Claims

In May 2024, Nestle announced its development of a new food brand created for customers who are users of GLP-1 weight-loss...

SCOTUS Rejects Consent Decree Over Rio Grande

On June 21, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in Texas v. New Mexico, No. 141, Orig, (2024),...

Supreme Court of the United States Rules SEC Administrative Proceedings Unconstitutional

On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) released its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v....

Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Rural Development Titles

Due to the often-isolated geographic location of rural communities and a declining population, rural America faces a unique set of challenges....

Supreme Court Overturns Long-Standing “Chevron” Doctrine

On June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo, No....

Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Trade, Credit, and Research & Extension Titles

As of June 2024, three proposals have been released on the 2024 Farm Bill – one in the House of Representatives...

Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Nutrition Titles

When most people hear the words “Farm Bill” they generally would not think that the largest and most expensive title in...

State Labor Legislation: 2024 Update

In 2022, the agricultural and food sectors provided approximately ten percent of employment in the United States. So far, in 2024,...