by Elizabeth | Jan 12, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted January 12, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded bisphenol, a synthetic estrogen used in lining the insides of most U.S. food cans, is safe to consumers, according to an Environmental Working Group article available here. Food Safety...
by Elizabeth | Jan 9, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 9, 2015 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) have introduced H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) as part of a jobs and economic growth package, according to Goodlatte...
by Elizabeth | Jan 8, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
–> Posted January 8, 2015 Four Californians have been charged with violating Utah’s “ag-gag” law when they took pictures of agricultural buildings last September, according to an All Gov article available here. The Spectrum also published an article available...
by Elizabeth | Jan 8, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted January 8, 2015 A U.S. District Court judge has struck down the ban prohibiting chefs from serving foie gras, according to San Francisco Eater. Fortune also published an article available here, LA Times here, and SF Gate here. The lawsuit was brought by...
by Elizabeth | Jan 8, 2015 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted January 8, 2014 The Office of Management Bureau (OMB) did not meet the deadline to advance the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule for labeling mechanically tenderized beef, according to a Politico article available here. Brownfield Ag...
