by Elizabeth | Dec 19, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling, Food Safety
Posted December 19, 2013 On Tuesday, attorneys for ABC and other defendants argued their motions to dismiss in the Beef Products Inc. (BPI) “pink slime” lawsuit, according to a Politico article available here. For background on the case, a recent post from this...
by Elizabeth | Dec 18, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 18, 2013 Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has suggested that House Democrats should not pass the farm bill unless the savings are used to extend unemployment benefits, according to an MSNBC article available here. Rep. Van Hollen said,...
by Elizabeth | Dec 18, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 18, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, will lead a team of U.S. officials and leaders of the farm industry in annual trade talks with China next week in Beijing, according to a Reuters article available here. Recent rejection of U.S. corn...
by Elizabeth | Dec 18, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 18, 2013 Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has introduced a bill that would provide a program for large wireless carriers make unused spectrum available for rural carriers, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. Rural Broadband Association...
by Elizabeth | Dec 18, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, National Organic Program, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 18, 2013 Evrett Lundquist, an organic certification inspector who was facing a $7.6 million lawsuit, won summary judgment and the judge recently ordered the plaintiff to pay a portion of his attorneys’ fees. The story begins when Lundquist, a...
