by Elizabeth | Aug 20, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted August 20, 2013 In addition to the debate in Congress over immigration, the North Carolina legislature passed an immigration bill, which was recently vetoed by the state’s governor, Pat McCrory. According a PR Newswire article, available here, the North...
by Elizabeth | Aug 20, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Posted August 20, 2013 Evidenced by recent posts on this blog, the pace of action and news involving regulatory activity under the Food Safety Modernization (FSMA) is picking up speed. For information on these other developments, be sure to check previous...
by Elizabeth | Aug 20, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted August 20, 2013 Canada has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to review U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rules for meat in an ongoing trade dispute over these rules, as reported by Reuters. According to the Reuters article, Canadian Agriculture...
by Elizabeth | Aug 19, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor
Posted August 19, 2013 In Fulford v. Daughtry, No. 4:11-CV-103-FL., 2013 WL 3475292 (E.D.N.C. July 10, 2013), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina awarded $4,400 in damages to the farm workers for their employers’...
by Elizabeth | Aug 19, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Posted August 19, 2013 According to a recent federal district court ruling issued by Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the U.S. District Court of Northern California, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may not extend deadlines to publish final rules in implementing...
