by Elizabeth | Jun 11, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted June 11, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule that adopted the interim final rule (IFR) entitled “Current Good Manufacturing Practices, Quality Control Procedures, Quality Factors, Notification Requirements, and Records and Reports,...
by Elizabeth | Jun 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted June 10, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to broaden its authority over ”navigable waters” to “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act is in its public comment period, according to an article on Capital Press by Carol...
by Elizabeth | Jun 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 10, 2014 The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is correcting a direct final rule from the Federal Register on April 29, 2014(FR Doc. 2014-9655). The Federal Register Notice is available here. The direct final rule required...
by Elizabeth | Jun 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling, Food Safety
Posted June 10, 2014 On May 30, in a meeting with the Office of Management and Budget, the American Bakers Association (ABA), along with a coalition of food industry organizations, discussed their support for Food and Drug Administrations (FDA)’s public health...
by Elizabeth | Jun 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 10, 2014 Cargill facilities will be 100 percent group housing by the end of 2015, according to a press release available here. The Star Tribune also published an article available here, The Des Moines Register here, and Politico here. Contract hog farms,...
by Elizabeth | Jun 9, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Feeding Operations, Biosecurity, Food Safety, Marketing Orders, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted June 9, 2014 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $26.2 million fund to fight porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), according to USDA press release available here. The Wall Street Journal also...
by Elizabeth | Jun 9, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides
Posted June 9, 2014 A bill (HR 2692) temporarily banning pesticides linked to bee deaths has 65 Congressional co-sponsors, according to an article on Roll Call by Anna Giaritelli available here. Honeybees are responsible for pollination and contribute about $30...
by Elizabeth | Jun 9, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted June 9, 2014 House Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman Robert Gibbs (R-Ohio) and full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking number Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) will introduce legislation next week to limit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ‘s...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 6, 2014 Peanut farmers are worried about unexpected effects of the farm bill on crops, according to an article on the Miami Herald by Chris Adams available here. Ledger-Enquirer also published Adam’s article here. In Georgia, farmers are putting more...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Nutrition Programs
Posted June 6, 2014 Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will convene a hearing as part of the child nutrition reauthorization effort, according to a U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Pesticides
Posted June 6, 2014 The Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for allowing chemical companies to poison wildlife refuges by planting genetically modified (GM) crops and harmful pesticides, according to an article on...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pesticides
Posted June 6, 2014 An alliance of advocates for alternatives to pesticides, conservation organizations, and fishing groups have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to an article on Indy Bay available here. Politico also...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, International Trade, Renewable Energy
Posted June 6, 2014 The European Commission decided to apply anti-dumping duties on all U.S. ethanol coming to the European Union (EU) through Norway, according to an article on Ethanol Producer Magazine by Holly Jessen available here. Bloomberg also published an...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Department of Energy, Environmental Law, National Environmental Policy Act, Renewable Energy
Posted June 6, 2014 A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to an environmental assessment of a $10 million construction subsidy for an ethanol plant in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, according to an article on Great Lakes Echo by Eric Freedman available here....
by Elizabeth | Jun 5, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted June 5, 2014 Kashi and Bear Naked have agreed to stop using the term “all-natural” to describe their products, according to an article on Lexis Nexis By Stefanie Jill Fogel and Mary B. Langowski available here. The New York Times also published an article...
by Elizabeth | Jun 5, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted June 5, 2014 In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told manufacturers to not use the term “evaporated cane juice (ECJ),” because it could give the impression that a product does not contain added sugar, according to an article on Lexis Nexis By...
by Elizabeth | Jun 5, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted June 5, 2014 The Federal Trade Commission amended its rules and regulations under the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to conform to the requirements of the Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act. The Federal Register...
by Elizabeth | Jun 5, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety, International Trade
Posted June 5, 2014 The U.S. Court of International Trade issued final judgment in Blue Field (Sichuan) Food Indus. Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court No. 12-00320. The Federal Register Notice is available here. In the Remand Results, under protest, the Department...
by Elizabeth | Jun 5, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 5, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual is adding a treatment schedule for methyl bromide fumigation of kumquats to control fruit flies. The Federal...
by Elizabeth | Jun 4, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted June 4, 2014 Agricultural exports will reach a record high of $149.5 billion in 2014, according to an article on Southeast Farm Press available here. Reuters also published an article available here and Farm Futures here. The Outlook for U.S. Agricultural...
