THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 18, 2016
- May 18, 2016
- Elizabeth
The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 16, 2016
- May 16, 2016
- Elizabeth
The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...
Center for Agricultural and Shale Law Posts Agricultural Law Weekly Review
- May 12, 2016
- Elizabeth
The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is now available. Topics...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 12, 2016
- May 12, 2016
- Elizabeth
The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 10, 2016
- May 10, 2016
- Elizabeth
The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...
THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 9, 2016
- May 9, 2016
- Elizabeth
The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and...
Protestors push Chipotle to pressure tomato supplier
- April 15, 2016
- Elizabeth
Representatives from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters protested outside a Chipotle Mexican Grill in San Jose, CA, earlier this week. However,...
Department of Justice to aggressively pursue food safety violations
- April 8, 2016
- Elizabeth
Earlier this week at the Consumer Federation of America’s 39th Annual National Food Policy Conference, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C....
California bill would standardize food label expiration dates
- March 28, 2016
- Elizabeth
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu has proposed a food labeling measure, AB 2725, designed to give...
Chipotle Served with Federal Grand Jury Subpoena
- January 7, 2016
- Elizabeth
Posted January 7, 2013 On Wednesday, in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),Chipotle Mexican Grille Inc....
Peanut executive sentenced to 28 years for salmonella outbreak
- September 23, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted September 23, 2015 The former owner of a Georgia peanut company was sentenced to 28 years in prison on...
Federal prosecutors seeking life sentence for Parnell brothers
- July 27, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted July 27, 2015 Federal court officers have recommended a life sentence for a peanut company executive convicted of selling...
Justice Department: Food companies at risk for prosecution over outbreaks
- July 15, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted July 15, 2015 After several deadly outbreaks food, the Justice Department is warning food companies that they could face...
U.S. Regulators May Recommend Glyphosate Testing, Review Soon Available
- April 22, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted April 22, 2014 U.S. regulators may start testing food products for residues of the world’s most widely used herbicide...
FDA Commissioner Hamburg Stepping Down
- February 6, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted February 6, 2015 Dr. Margaret Hamburg is stepping down as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
White House Budget Increase for Single Food Agency
- February 4, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted February 4, 2015 President Obama is seeking an increase fiscal 2016 to fund the proposed single food agency, according...
Lawmakers Introduce Single Food Agency Bill
- February 2, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted February 2, 2015 Lawmakers have proposed a bill that would establish a single food safety agency by uniting the...
FDA Clears BPA-Lined Containers
- January 12, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 12, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded bisphenol, a synthetic estrogen used in lining the...
OMB Failed to Issue Mechanically Tenderized Beef Labeling Ruling
- January 8, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 8, 2014 The Office of Management Bureau (OMB) did not meet the deadline to advance the U.S. Department...
GAO Published Food Safety Report, Fedral Government has Room for Improvement
- December 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 24, 2014 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study, Federal Food Safety Oversight: Additional Actions Needed to...
