by Elizabeth | Jan 13, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 13, 2016 The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered that all drones be registered with the federal government by February of this year and is imposing major fines on operators flying near restricted spaces. In addition, based on a lawsuit filed...
by Elizabeth | Jan 7, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted January 7, 2013 On Wednesday, in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),Chipotle Mexican Grille Inc. announced it was served with a criminal subpoena in December 2015. The subpoena is part of an investigation by the U.S....
by Elizabeth | Jan 7, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 7, 2016 On Wednesday, January 20 at 12 pm (EST), join us in our continuing webinar series sponsored by the Agricultural & Food Law Consortium. Our January webinar, entitled, The Power of the Web: Free Internet Legal Research, focuses on getting the...
by Elizabeth | Jan 6, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling, United States Department of Agriculture
After more than a decade battle, Congress repealed a Country of Origin Labeling Law (COOL) in December, according to a NBC News article available here. The Capital Press also published an article available here and the Chicago Tribune here. Lawmakers said they had no...
by Elizabeth | Dec 15, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 15, 2015 The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether property owners can challenge the federal government in court, according to a Capital Press article available here. Reuters also published an article available here. So far, three federal...
by Elizabeth | Dec 8, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 8, 2015 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has authorized Canada and Mexico to place tariffs on over $1 billion of American-made goods in retaliation for the country of origin labeling (COOL) law being incompliant with WTO standards, according...
by Elizabeth | Dec 8, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling, National Organic Program, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 8, 2015 The Supreme Court ruled that consumers could file lawsuits under California law alleging food products are falsely labeled “organic,” according to a CBS News article available here. Denver Post also published the article here and Fox...
by Elizabeth | Nov 23, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Meat Processing
Posted November 23, 2015 The second installation from The Meat Processor’s Journal series is a compilation of expert knowledge, practices and technologies developed from the production of Dry and Semi-Dry Sausage Production. Volume 2 details the history,...
by Elizabeth | Nov 20, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted November 20, 2015 The FDA has approved AquaBounty Technologies’ application for AquAdvantage Salmon, an Atlantic salmon that reaches market size more quickly than non-genetically engineered (GE) farm-raised Atlantic salmon, according to the FDA’s press...
by Elizabeth | Nov 17, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted November 17, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exploring the use of the term “natural,” asking the public to provide information and comments on the use of this term in the labeling of human food products, according to the FDA. The FDA is...
by Elizabeth | Nov 16, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 16, 2015 To minimize the risk of serious adverse health consequences or death from consumption of contaminated produce, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting,...
by Elizabeth | Nov 11, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 11, 2015 A federal appeals court said that President Obama could not overhaul immigration rules by providing up to five million people with work permits and protection from deportation, according to The New York Times article available here. A...
by Elizabeth | Nov 10, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor
Posted November 11, 2015 A Georgia produce farm has agreed to pay $485,000 to settle a federal lawsuit, according to a WSB-TV 2 article available here. Daily Journal also published the article here. The lawsuit against Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable Inc....
by Elizabeth | Oct 29, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance
Posted October 29, 2015 House Agriculture Committee members state there will be no cuts to the crop insurance program in the upcoming budget, according to an AgWeb article available here. High Plains Journal also published an article available here. “Leadership...
by Elizabeth | Oct 29, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 29, 2015 William Merideth, the man from Kentucky who shot down a drone earlier this year, was cleared of all charges by a Kentucky judge, according to an Engadget article available here. Ars Technica also published an article available here....
by Elizabeth | Oct 13, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 13, 2015 California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill that sets the strictest government standards in the United States for the use of antibiotics in livestock production, according to a Reuters article available here. Ag Web also...
by Elizabeth | Oct 12, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted October 12,2015 A U.S. court on Friday issued an order temporarily blocking the implementation of a federal water rule across the country, according to a Reuters article available here. The Wall Street Journal also published an article available hereand...
by Elizabeth | Sep 23, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety
Posted September 23, 2015 The former owner of a Georgia peanut company was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Monday for his role in a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds, according to a Reuters article available here. CNN also...
by Elizabeth | Sep 11, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted September 11, 2015 McDonald’s Corp. said it will transition to cage-free eggs for almost 16,000 restaurants in the United States and Canada over the next 10 years, according to a Meat & Poultry article available here. USA Today also published an...
by Elizabeth | Aug 28, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted August 28, 2015 A federal judge in North Dakota blocked the Obama administration’s waters of the U.S. (WOTUS)” rule hours before it was set to go into effect, according to a U.S. News and World Report article available here. The Wall Street Journal also...
