by Elizabeth | Jul 20, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, National Organic Program, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted July 20, 2014 The House Agriculture Committee has approved a bill that would ban states from requiring the labeling of genetically engineered (GMO) foods, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. Food Safety News also published an article...
by Elizabeth | Jul 20, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Water Law
Posted July 20, 2015 The Des Moines Water Works lawsuit against three northwest Iowa counties over water quality is scheduled to be heard by a federal trial judge, beginning Aug. 8, 2016, according to a Des Moines Register article available here. Siouxland...
by Elizabeth | Jul 15, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted July 15, 2015 After several deadly outbreaks food, the Justice Department is warning food companies that they could face criminal and civil penalties if they poison their customers, according to a U.S. News article available here. MSN also posted an...
by Elizabeth | Jul 15, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Biotechnology, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy
Posted July 15, 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting comment on its analysis of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to the production and transport of Gossypium spp. seed oil (“cottonseed oil”) feedstock for use in making...
by Elizabeth | Jul 14, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted July 14, 2015 Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in accordance with the negotiated settlement of a lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a notice in the Federal Register on April 30, 2013, announcing and...
