by Elizabeth | May 13, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted May 13, 2014 Two food labeling cases recently reached settlement after a judge certified narrower classes of plaintiffs, according to an article by Forbes available here. The cases, Astiana v. Kashi Company and Thurston v. Bear Naked concerned “all natural”...
by Elizabeth | May 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted May 12, 2014 Legislators in the United States Senate and House of Representatives are urging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Gina McCarthy, to withdraw the proposed rule defining “waters of the United States,” according to an article...
by Elizabeth | May 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted May 12, 2014 After Vermont’s governor signed the law requiring labeling for foods with genetically modified (GMO) ingredients, the Grocery Manufacturers’ Association said it will file a lawsuit in federal court challenging the new law, according to an article...
by Elizabeth | May 12, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance Programs, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted May 12, 2014 Several farm groups recently asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to consider all regional interests in selecting land-grant universities for the development of web-based tools to aid growers in making decisions under the 2014 Farm Bill,...
by Elizabeth | May 9, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Feeding Operations, Animal Welfare, International Trade
Posted May 9, 2014 Yesterday, JBS and Temple Grandin signed a technical cooperation agreement at the Beef Sumit Brasil event in Riberao Preto, according to an article by Meatingplace available here. According to the agreement, Grandin will “seek to evaluate and...
