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Community Supported Agriculture: A Field Guide for Producers and Consumers (Intro)

If you are a consumer interested in connecting with and financially supporting farmers in your local community, one option is Community...

Date Labels and the New California Law

On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB660 into law. This bill was the first in the nation to...

Food Foundations: The Regulation of Food Allergen Labels

On September 17, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a summary report finding that 13 of 210 retail dark...

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...

Food Foundations: 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...

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...

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...

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....

Animal Ag in the “Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024”

The Farm Bill proposal by House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson made it through an initial markup discussion and...

FDA Publishes Final Agricultural Water Rule

One of the most common origins of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States comes from the watering of agricultural produce...

Amos Miller and the Regulation of Raw Milk

Discussions among legislators, public health officials, and consumers persist across the United States as the debate over raw milk sales continues....

Update on Proposed Food Additive Bans

In October 2023, California passed the California Food Safety Act becoming the first state to ban the manufacturing, distribution and sale...

Farmers File Suit Over PFAS Contamination

In February 2024, a group of Texas farmers filed a lawsuit against Synagro Technologies, Inc. (“Synagro”) for manufacturing and distributing a...

Update on Cottage Food Laws – 2024 Proposed Legislation

Have you ever wondered who regulates the pickles your next-door neighbor makes and sells out of their home? The regulation of...

Eighth Circuit Ruling Revives Foods Uses for Chlorpyrifos

On November 2, 2023, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Ass’n v....

Focus on Food: FDA Publishes Food Traceability Final Rule

With thanksgiving right around the corner, food safety is on the minds of many Americans. Currently, tracing the source of a...

Food Safety in Retail and Foodservice: FDA and CDC Sign an MOU

**This article was written by NALC Research Fellow Jeramy Ashton, a third-year law student at the University of Arkansas at Little...

Focus on Food: the Proposed “Healthy” Rule and the White House Conference

September 28, 2022, was a busy day for those interested in food law and policy. Not only did the Biden Administration...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: September 23, 2022

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.        ...

FDA’s Color Additive Regulations and the Skittles Litigation

Recently two separate plaintiffs filed cases against Mars Incorporated (Mars), the maker of the popular candy, Skittles. The plaintiffs argue that...