by Elizabeth | Oct 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 9, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association are co-sponsoring a webinar titled, “Enforcing Animal Welfare Statutes: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?” The program will be held Oct. 10, 2013 from 12-1 p.m....
by Elizabeth | Oct 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted October 9, 2013 In Gulf Restoration Network, et al. v. Jackson, No. 12-677, 2013 WL 55328547 (E.D.L.A. September 20, 2013), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s)...
by Elizabeth | Oct 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Air Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides
Posted October 9, 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened its registration review of fifteen fumigant pesticides, including methyl bromide. According to the EPA notice, available here, the agency is seeking comments on work plans and requests...
by Elizabeth | Oct 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, International Trade
Posted October 9, 2013 U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman recently announced that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has formally adopted the dispute settlement panel’s report in China’s anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases against imports of U.S....
by Elizabeth | Oct 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Environmental Law, Food Labeling, Intellectual Property, Labor, Land Ownership, Landowner Liability, Sustainable Agriculture
Posted October 8, 2013 The Wisconsin Law Review Symposium, “Safety and Sustainability in the Era of Food Systems: Reaching a More Integrated Approach,” will take place on October 31, 2013 from 8 am to 6 pm at the Madison Concourse Hotel – Wisconsin Ballroom, Second...
by Elizabeth | Oct 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted October 8, 2013 A proposed class action lawsuit against Safeway has been filed alleging that the company misled consumers by describing its Open Nature Multi-Grain and Homestyle waffles as “100% natural” because they contained a chemical additive, sodium acid...
by Elizabeth | Oct 8, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 8, 2013 During a special session which concluded last week, the Oregon legislature passed a package of bills including SB 863 which prohibits local governments from enacting laws to regulate biotech seeds, according to an article by Northwest Public...
by Elizabeth | Oct 7, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted October 7, 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Hawaii’s state Department of Health will both investigate a spill of 1,400 tons of molasses in the Honolulu Harbor, according to Audrey McAvoy of the Associated Press in an article available...
by Elizabeth | Oct 7, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Bill
Posted October 7, 2013 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced five Republican and seven Democratic Senators to serve as conferees with the U.S. House of Representatives, pushing the farm bill forward, according to a Farm Futures article available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Oct 7, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Food Labeling
Posted October 7, 2013 A Superior Court Judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit against the “No on I-522” campaign and the Grocery Manufacturers Association and imposed a $10,000 fine against the plaintiff, according to an article by the Olympian, available...
by Elizabeth | Oct 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 4, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association are co-sponsoring a webinar titled, “Enforcing Animal Welfare Statutes: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?” The program will be held Oct. 10, 2013 from 12-1 p.m....
by Elizabeth | Oct 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted October 4, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will rescind approval for three arsenic containing drugs used in animal feeds, according to the New York Times, available here. The “compounds – roxarsone, carbarsone, and...
by Elizabeth | Oct 4, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 4, 2013 Almost 9 million low-income mothers and children receiving benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), could see their funding cut off due to the government shutdown, according to a CBS...
by Elizabeth | Oct 3, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 3, 2013 Twenty senators including Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), stating that they will not support a farm bill extension...
by Elizabeth | Oct 3, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Labeling
Posted October 3, 2013 A new bill has been introduced to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, proposing new requirements for nutritional information on food labels, according to a Whole Foods article, available here. The “Food Labeling Modernization Act of...
by Elizabeth | Oct 3, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Local Food Systems, Marketing Orders
Posted October 3, 2013 California Governor, Jerry Brown recently signed three bills to expand access to fresh, locally-grown food, as Sacramento celebrated “Farm to Fork Week” according to a Sierra Sun Times article, available here. Governor Brown said, “This farm...
by Elizabeth | Oct 2, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 2, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center has many resources available for research and information in the areas of agricultural and food law. One of the resources the Center provides, is a free, user-friendly online database of agricultural and...
by Elizabeth | Oct 2, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted October 2, 2013 Animal rights groups that opposed “ag-gag” laws in state legislatures now hope federal courts will overturn the laws which make it a crime to secretly record farming operations, according to an article by the Globe Gazette, available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Oct 2, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Country of Origin Labeling, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted October 2, 2013 Food safety advocates are raising concerns about a decision by the USDA and the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) to allow chicken processed in China to be sold in the U.S., according to a Bloomberg article available here. USDA and FSIS...
by Elizabeth | Oct 1, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Continuing Education, Crop Insurance
Posted October 1, 2013 Legal issues in crop insurance 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 agriculture. This year’s...
