by Elizabeth | Aug 13, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted August 13, 2013 On Aug. 2, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a panel report in favor of the United States in a trade dispute after China imposed anti-dumping and countervailing duty measures that restricted poultry exports from the U.S. The WTO panel...
by Elizabeth | Aug 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling, Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted August 12, 2013 USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced an extension of the comment period for a proposed rule, “Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically-Tenderized) Beef Products.” The Federal Register Notice is...
by Elizabeth | Aug 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Posted August 12, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially extended the comment period for the proposed rules, “Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food” and “Standards for the...
by Elizabeth | Aug 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biofuels, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy
Posted August 9, 2013 On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its yearly requirement under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), almost eight months later than expected. According to an article from AgWeb, in “issuing long-overdue final quotas ....
by Elizabeth | Aug 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Nutrition Programs
Posted: August 8, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced that without a new farm bill, the United States will stop temporary settlement payments to Brazil from the 2009 World Trade Organization (WTO) Cotton Dispute. According to Agri-Pulse, Vilsack...
