Welcome to A Seat at the Table, Hogan Lovells Monthly Food Digest, where we share our thoughts and insights about some of the past month’s more notable developments when it comes to food regulation....more
While the hemp industry eagerly awaits FDA’s Cannabidiol (CBD) Enforcement Policy draft guidance, both the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) have active comment periods ongoing...more
9/25/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
DEA ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Farm Bill ,
Hemp ,
Hemp Cultivation ,
Hemp Related Businesses ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Medical Foods ,
Plant Based Products ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retail Market ,
Rulemaking Process ,
USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) issued a proposed rule in early August that would amend the organic regulations to strengthen oversight...more
9/18/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Certification Requirements ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Supply ,
Manufacturers ,
Organic ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Retail Market ,
USDA
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before – the regulatory issues surrounding CBD will be completely resolved after a certain “legislative fix” is passed. Remember all of the articles in December 2018 declaring CBD legal after...more
8/10/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Alternative Medicine ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Foods ,
Plant Based Products ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retail Market
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) submitted a citizen petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that FDA:
FDA exercise its statutory authority to establish a regulation under which...more
6/26/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Citizen Petitions ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Foods ,
Plant Based Products ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process
In our memo of March 19, we summarized federal government policy identifying the Food and Agriculture and Transportation industries as two of the nation’s 16 Critical Infrastructure Sectors. In The President’s Coronavirus...more
3/20/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Farms ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Service Workers ,
Food Supply ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Restaurant Industry
As the novel coronavirus crisis continues to escalate, state and local governments have begun implementing increasingly aggressive measures, including restrictions on when and which businesses may operate, quarantines,...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has released Draft Instructions on Testing Methods (Draft Instructions) for use in compliance with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure...more
2/7/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Bioengineering ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Genetically Engineered Animals ,
Genetically Engineered Seed ,
GMO ,
Health and Safety ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Testing Requirements ,
USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking public comment on draft instructions to validate a refining process under the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard...more
1/7/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Bioengineering ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Draft Guidance ,
Failure to Validate ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Genetically Engineered Animals ,
Genetically Engineered Seed ,
GMO ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
USDA
On October 31, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an interim final rule (IFR) on domestic hemp production. This rule establishes a regulatory framework for USDA oversight of domestic hemp...more
11/18/2019
/ Agribusiness ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Farm Bill ,
Hemp ,
Hemp Cultivation ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Licensing Rules ,
Plant Based Products ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
USDA