by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pesticides
Posted June 6, 2014 An alliance of advocates for alternatives to pesticides, conservation organizations, and fishing groups have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to an article on Indy Bay available here. Politico also...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, International Trade, Renewable Energy
Posted June 6, 2014 The European Commission decided to apply anti-dumping duties on all U.S. ethanol coming to the European Union (EU) through Norway, according to an article on Ethanol Producer Magazine by Holly Jessen available here. Bloomberg also published an...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Department of Energy, Environmental Law, National Environmental Policy Act, Renewable Energy
Posted June 6, 2014 A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to an environmental assessment of a $10 million construction subsidy for an ethanol plant in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, according to an article on Great Lakes Echo by Eric Freedman available here....
by Elizabeth | Jun 5, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted June 5, 2014 Kashi and Bear Naked have agreed to stop using the term “all-natural” to describe their products, according to an article on Lexis Nexis By Stefanie Jill Fogel and Mary B. Langowski available here. The New York Times also published an article...
by Elizabeth | Jun 5, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted June 5, 2014 In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told manufacturers to not use the term “evaporated cane juice (ECJ),” because it could give the impression that a product does not contain added sugar, according to an article on Lexis Nexis By...