by Elizabeth | Oct 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted October 9, 2013 In Gulf Restoration Network, et al. v. Jackson, No. 12-677, 2013 WL 55328547 (E.D.L.A. September 20, 2013), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s)...
by Elizabeth | Oct 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Air Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides
Posted October 9, 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened its registration review of fifteen fumigant pesticides, including methyl bromide. According to the EPA notice, available here, the agency is seeking comments on work plans and requests...
by Elizabeth | Oct 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted October 9, 2013 U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman recently announced that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has formally adopted the dispute settlement panel’s report in China’s anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases against imports of U.S....
by Elizabeth | Oct 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Environmental Law, Food Labeling, Intellectual Property, Labor, Land Ownership, Landowner Liability, Sustainable Agriculture
Posted October 8, 2013 The Wisconsin Law Review Symposium, “Safety and Sustainability in the Era of Food Systems: Reaching a More Integrated Approach,” will take place on October 31, 2013 from 8 am to 6 pm at the Madison Concourse Hotel – Wisconsin Ballroom, Second...
by Elizabeth | Oct 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted October 8, 2013 A proposed class action lawsuit against Safeway has been filed alleging that the company misled consumers by describing its Open Nature Multi-Grain and Homestyle waffles as “100% natural” because they contained a chemical additive, sodium acid...
