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Posted May 14, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of draft guidance for industry on the implementation of the mandatory food recall provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).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...
by Elizabeth | Apr 29, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted April 29, 2015 U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss ruled against the Grocery Manufacturers’ Association (GMA) and other industry groups in their request for a preliminary order to block a genetically modified (GMO) food law from going into...
