by Elizabeth | Nov 18, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a final comprehensive conservation plan for the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming. The 326-page document describes how the agency will manage the refuge over the next 15 years. The plan lists numerous objectives for...
by Elizabeth | Nov 18, 2016 | Administrative Law, Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Aquaculture, Biosecurity, Business Organizations, Commodity Credit Corporation, Commodity Programs, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Federal Meat Inspection Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Indigenous Food and Agriculture, International Trade Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition Programs, Poultry Products Inspection Act, Taxation, United States Department of Agriculture
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu JUDICIAL: Includes SNAP, tax, and class action issues. In United States v. Jeffs, No. 2:16-CR-82 TS, 2016...
by Elizabeth | Nov 17, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
The latest installment of the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law’s Agricultural Law Weekly Review is now available. Topics covered include: Members of Congress file amicus brief in WOTUS case; Oklahoma voters reject right to farm law; USDA announce...
by Elizabeth | Nov 17, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Conservation Programs, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Safety, International Trade, National Environmental Policy Act, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nutrition Programs, Pesticides
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu LEGISLATIVE: H.R. 6321: To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009...
by Elizabeth | Nov 16, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Per a recent notice issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), meat and poultry manufacturers may voluntarily use FDA guidelines on nutrition labeling pending issuance of updated FSIS Nutrition Facts labeling requirements. FSIS is the USDA agency...
