by Elizabeth | Aug 22, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) issued an interim rule which repeals its regulations governing the registration of residential mortgage loan originators employed by the Farm Credit System (FCS), according to the Federal Register publication, available...
by Elizabeth | Aug 22, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Water Law
Posted August 22, 2013 It’s Florida vs. Georgia in a battle with implications for Alabama, and, believe it or not, this time it’s not about football. It’s about water, and a huge dispute over key resource is escalating. Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott (R) and...
by Elizabeth | Aug 21, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted August 21, 2013 Earlier this month a computer system, which networks inspectors at all of the meatpacking and processing plants across the country, failed for a period of about two days. The New York Times reported that the two-day computer system...
by Elizabeth | Aug 21, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted August 21, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will work with Merck & Co. and the USDA to gather information and review a cattle feed additive, Zilmax, to determine if the product is unsafe, according to a Reuters story, available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Aug 21, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted August 21, 2013 The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently announced a request for comments and notice of public hearings concerning Russia’s implementation of its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). ...
