Agribusiness, Regulatory Requirements, Environmental Policies

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Further Changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation are Likely

Ropes & Gray LLP on 7/22/2025

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) covers cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy(a) and wood, as well as many derived products. The Regulation is currently scheduled to apply to operators and traders beginning at...more

Potential Agricultural Implications of the Make America Healthy Again Report

ArentFox Schiff on 6/3/2025

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, chaired by US Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has released its long-anticipated report on childhood chronic disease drivers. Although the document...more

PFAS in Biosolids: Washington State Adopts Testing Requirement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/19/2025

Washington state has joined the growing list of states addressing the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in biosolids that are widely used in farming. With Governor...more

Georgia Limits Liability for Pesticide Manufacturers

Jones Day on 5/19/2025

This week, Georgia's governor signed a new pesticide labeling and liability act (SB 144) ("Act"), amending state law to limit the scope of pesticide manufacturer liability for failure to warn and aligning the state standards...more

The Chronicle: American Adult-Use Marijuana Laws - Regulator

Carlton Fields on 2/19/2020

This category includes provisions related to the creation or designation of a regulatory body to oversee the adult-use marijuana industry and the regulator's powers. Statutory provisions related to the following topics are...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l October 2019 #2

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 10/14/2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Warns Company Selling CBD Oil - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a warning letter it sent in September 2019 to a company selling cannabidiol (CBD) oil as a...more