by Elizabeth | Apr 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted April 21, 2014 Japan and Australia recently reached a bilateral trade deal, agreeing to lower import tariffs on several products including beef, dairy, and automobiles, according to an article by the Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest available here. Some now...
by Elizabeth | Apr 18, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency
Posted April 18, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a series of technical white papers about sources of methane emissions and asked the public to comment on the research to assist in EPA’s efforts to reduce emissions of methane,...
by Elizabeth | Apr 18, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling, Food Safety
Posted April 18, 2014 On Wednesday, the Vermont Senate passed a bill, 28-2, that would make Vermont the first state to enact mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically modified (GMO) ingredients, according to an article by Food Safety News available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Apr 18, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted April 18, 2014 USDA is considering the option of mandatory reporting for outbreaks of the deadly pig virus, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), according to an article by Reuters available here. Ag Week also reported on the story here. The virus has...
by Elizabeth | Apr 17, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted April 17, 2014 After much political discord over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has lowered its cost estimate by $24 billion over the next decade, according to a...
