by Elizabeth | Apr 7, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted April 7, 2014 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently responded to the American Bar Association’s (ABA) concerns regarding USDA’s revocation of a statement of policy on public participation in rulemaking in a letter dated March 20, 2014. On October...
by Elizabeth | Apr 7, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted April 7, 2014 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently released a progress report for the implementation of the farm bill including several implementation dates for programs, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. A USDA new release is...
by Elizabeth | Apr 4, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Food Safety, Pesticides
Posted April 4, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered the Pathway Investment Corp. of Englewood, New Jersey to stop the sale of plastic food storage containers that have not been tested or registered with the EPA in violation of...
by Elizabeth | Apr 4, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted April 4, 2014 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) recently suggested that USDA consider designating the Lower Mississippi River Valley as one of the Critical Conservation Areas established by the 2014 farm bill, according to a press release from Sen. Cochran’s...
by Elizabeth | Apr 4, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted April 4, 2014 The California legislature is considering a bill that would require labels for bulk and packaged foods containing genetically modified (GMO) ingredients beginning in 2016, according to an article by the LA Times available here. Senate Bill...
