by Elizabeth | Oct 1, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted October 1, 2013 Minnesota pizza firm, Junction Pizza, has recalled approximately 17,194 pounds of frozen pizza products containing soy lecithin, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product labels. For a complete list of the products recalled, the...
by Elizabeth | Oct 1, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade, National Organic Program, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted October 1, 2013 The United States and Japan have announced that beginning January 1, 2014, organic products certified in Japan or in the US may be sold as organic in either country, according to a USDA News Release, available here. Secretary of Agriculture,...
by Elizabeth | Sep 30, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted September 30, 2013 A U.S. District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) which challenged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s approval of the National Pork Board’s purchase of the marketing slogan, “Pork: The...
by Elizabeth | Sep 30, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Renewable Energy
Posted September 30, 2013 Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) to review allegations of possible manipulation of the markets for...
by Elizabeth | Sep 27, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Food Safety, Labor, Land Use Regulation, Local Food Systems, Marketing Orders, Right to Farm, Urban Agriculture
Posted September 27, 2013 The legal challenges in local food systems will be prominently featured at the upcoming 34th Annual Conference of the American Agricultural Law Association, the nation’s only professional organization serving the legal needs of...
