by Elizabeth | May 4, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Per the Billings-Gazette, the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, (R-CALF USA) filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the US Department of Agriculture. They contend that beef checkoff fees, a mandatory fee of one dollar per animal collected to promote beef, are not...
by Elizabeth | May 4, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
The following information is a comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Many of the summaries provide links that take the reader to primary documents or websites...
by Elizabeth | May 3, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Earlier this week the U.S. department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $6 million in available funding for research addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Per a press release, funds are available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI),...
by Elizabeth | May 2, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update
Per the New York Times, consumers in New York and California filed a lawsuit April 29 against the Quaker Oats company after trace elements of the pesticide glyphosate were found in some oatmeal. In the complaint, plaintiffs contend Quaker’s claims about its oatmeal...
by Elizabeth | Apr 29, 2016 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Food Labeling
On April 26, the United States District Court Northern District of California granted Whole Foods’ motion to dismiss a class action alleging fraud as the plaintiff’s (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) complaint failed to allege that Whole Foods “made...
