by Elizabeth | Nov 13, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, International Trade
Posted November 13, 2013 In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the most recent revisions from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on proposed rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), prompting a negative response from...
by Elizabeth | Nov 13, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Farm Bill, Renewable Energy, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted November 13, 2013 USDA recently announced an award of almost $10 million to a consortium of academic, industry and government organizations led by Colorado State University (CSU) and their partners to research the use of trees killed by beetles as a...
by Elizabeth | Nov 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling, NALC Resources, Webinar
Posted November 12, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center will host a webinar, “COOL or Not-So-COOL: Overview and Discussion of Country of Origin Labeling” on Thursday, November 14 from 12-1:30 CDT. Debate over Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) has intensified...
by Elizabeth | Nov 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Bill
Posted November 12, 2013 The farm bill conference is currently considering a provision that would prohibit the government from disclosing information about farmers or their employees, according to a Las Vegas Sun article available here. The provision, part of the...
by Elizabeth | Nov 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 12, 2013 USDA is projecting a record corn crop and record milk production for 2013 and 2014, according to an AgWeb article available here. The projections are based on the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from USDA’s...
by Elizabeth | Nov 12, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Forest Service, Forestry, Taxation, Taxation
Posted November 12, 2013 A bill, which would amend the Pennsylvania tax code to exempt timber companies from paying sales and use tax on items used directly in their operations, will be considered by the state House of Representatives on Wednesday, according to an...
by Elizabeth | Nov 11, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Biotechnology, Environmental Law, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted November 11, 2013 USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently published two biotechnology reglulatory actions for a Monsanto soybean variety and a BASF herbicide-resistant soybean, according to an article by Agri-Pulse available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Nov 11, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted November 11, 2013 Some food companies are dropping their “natural” or “all natural” labels due to uncertainty about the definition of the term and an increase in lawsuits over the issue, according to an article by Mike Esterl of the Wall Street Journal,...
by Elizabeth | Nov 11, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted November 11, 2013 The New Hampshire state legislature is currently considering a bill that would require labeling for genetically modified foods, according to an article by the Conway Daily Sun available here. The bill, HB 660, recently passed a...
by Elizabeth | Nov 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 8, 2013 Crop insurance policies normally require arbitration as the course of action required for a producer who wishes to challenge a claim denial. While crop insurance is common and widely used, producers may not be familiar with the arbitration...
by Elizabeth | Nov 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted November 8, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a preliminary determination that “trans fats” or partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are no longer “generally recognize as safe,” according to a FDA Consumer Update available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Nov 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 8, 2013 This week, the U.S. Senate named the legislators who will negotiate and reconcile the Water Resources Development Act, which passed both the House and Senate earlier this year, according to a Farm Futures article available here. The Water...
by Elizabeth | Nov 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 8, 2013 Florida seafood dealers have asked the state to develop a comprehensive plan for managing and restoring the Apalachicola Bay, according to an article by the Florida Current available here. On October 1, Florida filed a lawsuit against...
by Elizabeth | Nov 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Welfare, Biosecurity, Food Safety, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
November 8, 2013 The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently announced a final rule that will align the Agency’s import regulations for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or “mad cow disease”) with international standards, according to...
by Elizabeth | Nov 7, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Continuing Education, Environmental Law, Farm Labor, Food Safety, Grain Dealers, Labor, Pesticides, Transportation
Posted November 7, 2013 Agriculture safety is the focus of a new YouTube channel, U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers, which is a joint project of the 10 Agricultural Centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, according to a...
by Elizabeth | Nov 7, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
Posted November 7, 2013 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) request to delay rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), according to a Food Safety News article available here. In August...
by Elizabeth | Nov 7, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted November 7, 2013 The mayor of Kauai, Hawaii, Bernard Carvalho Jr., recently announced his decision to veto Bill 2491, according to an article by The Garden Island available here. Carvalho expressed his support for the bill to an angry crowd of local...
by Elizabeth | Nov 6, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted November 6, 2013 Early results of Washington state’s food labeling initiative, which would have required labels for foods and seeds made with genetically modified (GMO) ingredients, show defeat, according to a Politico article available here. The current...
by Elizabeth | Nov 6, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Animal Welfare, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted November 6, 2013 The U.S. Court of Appeals for Tenth Circuit has issued a temporary injunction, halting plans by companies in New Mexico and Missouri to begin slaughtering horses, according the an article by the Associated Press available here. The...
by Elizabeth | Nov 6, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted November 6, 2013 A bill which would put a moratorium on the use of a certain type of pesticide that causes death and paralysis to bees will be considered by the Maine Legislature when it reconvenes in January, according to an article by Maine Insights...
