by Elizabeth | Dec 16, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted December 16, 2013 A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the use of water quality trading to clean up the Chesapeake Bay on Friday, according to an article by the Baltimore Sun available here. Judge Rudolph Contreras, of the U.S. District Court for...
by Elizabeth | Dec 16, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted December 16, 2013 Governor of Connecticut, Dannel P. Malloy, recently signed a bill requiring all foods containing genetically modified (GMO) ingredients to be labeled, according to a CT Post article available here. Public Act 13-183 is available here. In...
by Elizabeth | Dec 13, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 13, 2013 In Greenfield v. Multnomah County, 259 Or. App. 687 (2013), the Oregon Court of Appeals considered state land use laws, specifically “farm stands” as a permitted use in the Exclusive Farm Use Zone. The decision has been criticized for...
by Elizabeth | Dec 13, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 13, 2013 On Thursday, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Kay Hagan (D-NC) introduced a bill that would eliminate the requirement for corn ethanol from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), according to an article by Agri-Pulse...
by Elizabeth | Dec 13, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Feeding Operations, Animal Welfare, Biotechnology, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Veterinary Law
Posted December 13, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two major proposals in its effort to curb “injudicious” use of antibiotics in agriculture, according to a Politico article available here. Antibiotics have been used in meat...
