by Elizabeth | Jun 25, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted June 25, 2015 New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) said that an ongoing investigation of Whole Foods Market stores has found systemic overcharging of its customers for prepackaged food, according to a NBC News article available here. CBS...
by Elizabeth | Jun 23, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 23, 2015 In a 8-1 vote, the Supreme Court denied a raisin price-support program that dates back to the New Deal, ruling it unconstitutionally requires growers to surrender their crop to the government for future sale, according to The Wall Street...
by Elizabeth | Jun 17, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted June 17, 2015 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are not “generally recognized as safe” or GRAS for use in human food. CNN also published an article available here and USA Today...
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling
Posted June 12, 2015 The House of Representatives has voted to repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, and chicken, according to a Food Safety News article available here. Meating Place also published an article available hereand Feedstuffs...
by Elizabeth | Jun 11, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 11, 2015 Syngenta has rejected a second takeover bid from Monsanto, which included a $2 billion breakup fee if the proposed $45 deal failed to meet regulatory muster, according to an Agri Pulse article available here. The New York Times also...
by Elizabeth | Jun 9, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Fair Labor Standards Act, Labor
Posted June 9, 2015 The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Tyson Foods’ challenge to a $5.8 million judgment against the company regarding worker compensation, according to a MeatingPlace article available here. Reuters also published an article available here...
by Elizabeth | May 29, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 29, 2015 Illinois lawmakers have proposed legislation that would make exposing outside pets to extreme hot or cold weather punishable with jail time and fines, according to a My Web Times article available here. Chicago Tribune also published an...
by Elizabeth | May 28, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 28, 2015 A lawyer seeking to free two chimpanzees from a state university told a judge Wednesday that their confinement for research purposes is akin to slavery, the involuntary detention of people with mental illnesses and imprisonment, according to...
by Elizabeth | May 28, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Climate Change, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted May 28, 2015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army finalized the Clean Water Rule today to protect from pollution and degradation the streams and wetlands that form the foundation of the nation’s water resources, according to...
by Elizabeth | May 27, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 27, 2015 A West Virginian poultry farmer is suing Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. for breach of contract, according to MeatingPlace. West Virginia Record also published an article available here. M&M Poultry Inc. filed a complaint May 8 in the U.S....
by Elizabeth | May 27, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 27, 2015 Walmart has announcedstricter guidelines concerning animal welfare and the use of antibiotics in farm animals, according to a Brownfield Ag News article available here. ABC News also published an article available hereand USA Today here....
by Elizabeth | May 20, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted May 20, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing major blowback over a controversial ObamaCare rule that requires restaurants to list the number of calories in the foods they sell, according to The Hill article available here. Agri-Pulse...
by Elizabeth | May 20, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling
–> Posted May 20, 2015 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected a U.S. appeal of its decision that country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat unfairly discriminates against meat imports, according to a Food Safety News article available here. Feedstuffs...
by Elizabeth | May 19, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD), member of the House Agriculture Committee, says that Congress will pass a farm bill “in the coming months” according to an article by the Argus Leader, available here. According the article, Noem indicated that: “My leadership team has told...
by Elizabeth | May 18, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted May 18, 2015 The Senate voted 65-33 to advance a Trade Promotion Authority bill, or Fast Track, opening it to votes on amendments that could last until the Memorial Day recess, according to an Agriculture article available here. USA Today also published...
by Elizabeth | May 18, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted May 18, 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients, according to a U.S. News article available here. The New York Times also...
by Elizabeth | May 14, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 15, 2015 The House approved by a 261-155 vote H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, to withdraw the proposed “waters of the United States” rule, according to a Farm Futures article available here. Agri-Pulse also published...
by Elizabeth | May 14, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety Modernization Act
Posted May 14, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of draft guidance for industry on the implementation of the mandatory food recall provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The guidance is in the form of...
by Elizabeth | May 13, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted May 13, 2015 Several Washington State dairies have settled out of court after a federal judge said farms may be held liable for how they use manure fertilizer under a decades-old law on solid waste, according to a Washington Times article available here....
by Elizabeth | May 5, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Farm Bill, Food Labeling, United States Department of Agriculture
–> Posted May 6, 2015 Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) is not beneficial for American consumers, according to a Food Safety News article available here. Cattle Network also published an article available hereand Journal Star here. COOL does not provide...
