by Elizabeth | Aug 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released poultry-inspection rules that will give plant operators the option of conducting their own inspections for bird defects and feces on...
by Elizabeth | Aug 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling, Meat Processing
Posted August 6, 2014 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that required meat producers to label their products with country-of-origin information does not violate free speech rights, according to a Capital Press article by Mateusz Perkowski...
by Elizabeth | Aug 4, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Taxation
Posted August 4, 2014 The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) was the target of harsh criticism when the agency inspected and issued fines to small farms engaging in grain storage activities. The farms argued that OSHA did not have the...
by Elizabeth | Aug 1, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted August 1, 2014 Allens Inc. has been ordered to pay $2 million under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), according to The Packer article available here. A recent blog post on the Allens case is available on the blog here. D&E Farms...
by Elizabeth | Jul 29, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy
Posted July 29, 2014 On July 24, White House counselor John Podesta told a group of senators that reduced volumetric requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2014 are imminent, according to an Agweek article by Jerry Hagstrom available here. A...
