by Elizabeth | Jun 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted June 10, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to broaden its authority over ”navigable waters” to “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act is in its public comment period, according to an article on Capital Press by Carol...
by Elizabeth | Jun 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 10, 2014 The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is correcting a direct final rule from the Federal Register on April 29, 2014(FR Doc. 2014-9655). The Federal Register Notice is available here. The direct final rule required...
by Elizabeth | Jun 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling, Food Safety
Posted June 10, 2014 On May 30, in a meeting with the Office of Management and Budget, the American Bakers Association (ABA), along with a coalition of food industry organizations, discussed their support for Food and Drug Administrations (FDA)’s public health...
by Elizabeth | Jun 10, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 10, 2014 Cargill facilities will be 100 percent group housing by the end of 2015, according to a press release available here. The Star Tribune also published an article available here, The Des Moines Register here, and Politico here. Contract hog farms,...
by Elizabeth | Jun 9, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Feeding Operations, Biosecurity, Food Safety, Marketing Orders, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted June 9, 2014 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $26.2 million fund to fight porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), according to USDA press release available here. The Wall Street Journal also...
