by Elizabeth | Jun 18, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling
Posted June 18, 2014 Consumer Reports National Research Center released a poll revealing that 59 percent of consumers check to see if they are buying “natural” products even though there is “no federal or third-party verified label for the term,” said the...
by Elizabeth | Jun 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law
–> Posted June 17, 2014 Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the formation of a regulatory review committee to help farmers and ranchers address the increasing load of federal regulations, according to a Farm & Ranch Guide article available...
by Elizabeth | Jun 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Pesticides
Posted June 16, 2014 The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) is requesting support from Members of Congress for H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, according to a news release available here. The Wisconsin Ag Connection also published the...
by Elizabeth | Jun 13, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted June 13, 2014 On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of POM Wonderful in their advertising dispute with Coca-Cola Co., according to an Associated Press article on ABC News by Sam Hananel available here. Reuters also published an article available...
by Elizabeth | Jun 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 12, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) adopted an interim final rule, without change, that decreased the assessment rate established for the California Olive Committee for 2014 and succeeding fiscal years. The Federal Register notice is...
