USDA Withdraws Organic Livestock and Poultry Rule -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule withdrawing the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule, leaving existing organic regulations in...more
3/19/2018
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Chicago SSB Tax May Cause State to Lose Federal Funding, USDA Warns -
According to a warning letter from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), the sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax that
took effect in the Chicago...more
2/27/2018
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting public comment on whether the agency should continue to collect information about foodborne illnesses in restaurants. The proposal would extend studies of risk...more
2/12/2018
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Cooke Aquaculture Fined $332,000 For Puget Sound Salmon Pen Collapse -
The Washington Department of Ecology has reportedly fined Cooke Aquaculture $332,000 for violations of state water quality laws related to a net pen...more
2/5/2018
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Organic Group Objects to Withdrawal of OLPP -
A group of organic food producers, retailers and certifiers has published a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post containing the text of a letter to Secretary of...more
1/22/2018
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Proposition 65 -
After California voters approved the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop. 65), the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) began publishing a list of...more
12/28/2017
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Subway Sweepstakes Ads Lacked Adequate Disclosures, CARU Finds -
After reviewing an ad for Subway’s “Fresh Fit for Kid’s Meal” featuring premium toys and offering a sweepstakes for a tablet, the Children’s Advertising...more
12/4/2017
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French Agency Finds Unlabeled Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Food -
The Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF), a French agency for consumer affairs and fraud...more
11/27/2017
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Senators Urge USDA to Implement GMO Labeling -
Several Democratic senators, with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), have sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging Secretary Sonny Perdue to...more
11/13/2017
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Furans in Baby Food May Pose Health Risk, EFSA Reports -
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued an assessment of the risks of furans and related compounds 2- and 3-methylfurans, concluding that they pose a...more
10/30/2017
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OIG Report Suggests Improvements to FSMA Enforcement -
A report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more
10/9/2017
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FDA Announces Final FSMA Produce Safety Rule -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the produce safety rule of the Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2010 (FSMA) is now final, establishing...more
9/25/2017
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As plant-based beverages appear on more store shelves, the definition of “milk” has become the center of a dispute involving legislatures, regulators, litigators and industry groups. Shook Partners Katie Gates Calderon and...more
8/28/2017
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Chicago SSB Tax May Cause State to Lose Federal Funding, USDA Warns -
According to a warning letter from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax that took effect in the Chicago...more
8/14/2017
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EU to Issue Guidelines on Discriminatory Food Distribution -
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has reportedly indicated the EU will issue guidelines discouraging companies from selling apparently identical...more
7/31/2017
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GE Salmon Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate -
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a bill that would require labeling of genetically engineered (GE) salmon and independent scientific review of the U.S. Food and...more
7/24/2017
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NAD Says Aldi Should Change Savings Claims Ads -
The National Advertising Division (NAD) has recommended that Aldi, Inc. discontinue advertising based on a “market basket” comparison that claims consumers could save more...more
6/26/2017
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Seattle Approves Tax on SSB Distributors -
The Seattle City Council has approved a tax on distributors of sugarsweetened beverages (SSBs) proposed by the city’s mayor. SSBs covered by the tax include sports, fruit, energy...more
6/12/2017
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Brazilian Meatpacker to Pay $3.2 Billion to Settle Bribery Charges -
The holding company of Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA has reportedly agreed to pay a $3.2billion fine for the company’s involvement in a graft and bribery...more
6/5/2017
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