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Temporary Injunction Granted on Maui GMO Law

Posted November 18, 2014 A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by Monsanto Hawaiʻi against...

USDA Approved Genetically Modified Potato

–> Posted November 10, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a genetically engineered potato that reduces the amount...

GMO Labeling Measures Fail in Colorado, Oregon

–> Posted October 6, 2014 Colorado voters have rejected a measure requiring the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMO) as a...

Nov. 19 Webinar Addresses Mandatory GMO Food Labeling Laws

Posted October 27, 2014 On November 19, from 2:30 – 3:30 (EST), the Agricultural & Food Law Consortium will host...

Senators Making Efforts to Keep COOL

Posted October 8, 2014 On Monday, a group of 32 U.S. Senators urged Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Richard Shelby to...

Kauai GMO and Pesticide Use Labeling Law Ruled Invalid

Posted August 26, 2014 A federal judge has ruled that a Kauai County law that requires companies to disclose use...

GMO Labeling Initiative on Colorado’s November Ballot

Posted August 22, 2014 Colorado’s secretary of state has announced that the requirement of labeling genetically modified (GMO) foods will...

Cattle Groups Pleased with Cool Appeal

Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that required meat producers to label...

Groups Urge Congress to Take Action on COOL Dispute

Posted June 30, 2014 A broad coalition of industries is urging Congress to take action on the U.S. Country of...

Initiative-522 Fined for Failure to Report Donations

Posted June 30, 2014 The campaign committee behind last fall’s food-labeling initiative must pay $4,000 fine for failing to...

Vermont Hiring Outside Help for GMO Labeling Law

Posted June 24, 2014 Vermont is preparing to defend the nation’s first law requiring food manufacturers to label products containing...

FDA Increases Fish Consumption Guidelines

Posted June 19, 2014   Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assured pregnant women and nursing women that they...

Consumer Reports to End “Natural” Food Labeling

Posted June 18, 2014 Consumer Reports National Research Center released a poll revealing that 59 percent of consumers check to...

Supreme Court Rules Against Coca-Cola in POM Wonderful Dispute

Posted June 13, 2014 On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of POM Wonderful in their advertising dispute with...

FDA Filed Rule to Eliminate PHOs in Food Products

Posted June 10, 2014   On May 30, in a meeting with the Office of Management and Budget, the American Bakers...

Kashi Agreed to Pay $5 Million to Settle False-Advertising Class Action

Posted June 5, 2014   Kashi and Bear Naked have agreed to stop using the term “all-natural” to describe their products,...

FDA and Manufacturers Argue Over the Term “Evaporated Cane Juice”

Posted June 5, 2014   In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told manufacturers to not use the term “evaporated...

FDA Updates Guidelines for Mercury Levels in Seafood

Posted June 2, 2014   The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says new advisory guidelines are on the...

McCaskill Requests Food Labeling Flexibility

Posted June 2, 2014   Senator Claire McCaskill, along with a bipartisan group of Senators, requests flexibility on new food labeling...

FDA Announces Public Meetings on Updating Nutritional Information

Posted May 30, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public meeting to discuss two proposed rules aimed...