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...
Maryland bill would ban products laced with neonicotinoids
- March 29, 2016
- Elizabeth
The Baltimore Sun reports the Maryland senate passed a bill earlier this month that would ban stores from selling products laced...
Monsanto sues to keep glyphosate off list of carcinogens
- January 26, 2016
- Elizabeth
Posted January 26, 2016 Monsanto filed a lawsuit against California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment seeking to keep a main...
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...
Glyphosate Possibly Linked to Cancer, WHO Report
- April 3, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted April 3, 2014 Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the herbicide glyphosate,...
USDA Approved New Monsanto GMO Seeds
- January 21, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 21, 2015 Monsanto has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for new genetically modified cotton...
Canadian Beekeepers Sue Bayer and Syngenta
- September 9, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted September 9, 2014 Canadian beekeepers are suing crop pesticide companies for more than $400 million in damages, according to...
Kauai GMO and Pesticide Use Labeling Law Ruled Invalid
- August 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 26, 2014 A federal judge has ruled that a Kauai County law that requires companies to disclose use...
Wildlife Refuges Phasing Out GMOs and Neonicotinoids
- August 8, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted August 8, 2014 National wildlife refuges around the country are phasing out genetically modified crops and a class of pesticides...
Wheat Growers Request Support for Pesticide Permitting Bill
- June 16, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 16, 2014 The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is requesting support from Members of Congress for H.R....
Tolerance Amended for Spirodiclofen Residue
- June 12, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 12, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amended a tolerance for residues of spirodiclofen in or on citrus...
Tolerances Established for Tricyclazole Residue
- June 12, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 12, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established tolerance for residues of tricyclazole in or on imported rice....
Congress Seeks to Temporarily Ban Pesticides Linked to Death of Honeybees
- June 9, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 9, 2014 A bill (HR 2692) temporarily banning pesticides linked to bee deaths has 65 Congressional co-sponsors, according...
Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Pesticide Use on GM Crops in Wildlife Refuges
- June 6, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 6, 2014 The Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
Agreement Reached to Protect Endangered Salmon from Pesticides
- June 6, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted June 6, 2014 An alliance of advocates for alternatives to pesticides, conservation organizations, and fishing groups have reached an...
EPA Extends Comment Period for Pesticide Exposure Rule
- May 19, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted May 19, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the comment period for an additional 60 days...
