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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FDA, HHS and USDA Serve Up Ultra-Processed Food RFI

On July 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), unveiled the highly anticipated joint request...more

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USDA Opens Comment Period for Labeling Requirements for Cell-Cultured Meat and Poultry Products

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On September 3, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) opened a comment period in advance of a proposed rule on labeling requirements for meat and poultry products comprised...more

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USDA Seeks Comment on Cultured Meat and Poultry Labeling

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking public comment pertaining to the labeling of meat and...more

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Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act: What The Proposed Federal Cannabis Laws Would Mean For Hemp

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On July 14, 2021, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the discussion draft of historic federal cannabis legalization legislation, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act...more

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Labeling of Foods Comprised of or Containing Cultured Seafood Cells: FDA Requests Public Comment

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a request for information in the Federal Register in connection with labeling of foods made with cultured seafood cells. FDA will use the information received to decide...more

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EPA Approves Use of 10 Pesticide Products on Hemp

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December 19th, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its approval of 10 new pesticides for use on hemp products. EPA’s approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide provides greater...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Receives Hundreds Of Comments On Hemp Interim Rule - Two weeks after opening a comment period on an interim final rule on hemp farming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more

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USDA Issues Interim Rules Regarding Hemp Production (Finally)

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Since late February 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been promising to publish guidelines regarding hemp production. Aside from the obvious importance of these guidelines to hemp farmers, the guidelines are...more

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Key Takeaways from USDA’s Interim Hemp Production Rule

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On October 31, 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an Interim Final Rule (84 FR 58522) establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program and outlining a regulatory framework for monitoring hemp...more

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USDA Issues Interim Final Rule to Establish Domestic Hemp Production Program and Approve State and Tribal Oversight Plans

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Effective upon Publication, USDA’s Interim Final Rule Sets Forth One Important Part of the Regime for Marketing Hemp Products in the United States - This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Hemp News: Updates on Interstate Travel, Interstate Commerce, and Crop Insurance

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently changed its policy on hemp-derived products. Products and medications that contain lawfully produced hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) are now permitted on flights....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

For Hemp Rule, USDA Could Go Straight to Interim Final

With the intense pressure that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is under to draft the hemp rule in time for the 2020 planting season, it is conceivable that the department could forgo issuing a proposed rule and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: December 2018

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Regulation - FDA-USDA Propose Joint Regulatory Framework for Cell-Grown Meat - On Nov. 16, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a joint statement...more

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Industry Insights: GMO Labeling Update

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The USDA and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) have set forth the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (“the Rule”) for labeling food products that have been genetically modified. The Rule requires food...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | March 2018

GMA Conference Panels Explore Trends in Class Actions, Organic Production - Litigation, increasing online grocery shopping and consumer concerns regarding product ingredients were hot topics at the 2018 Grocery...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | January 2018 #2

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

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

FDA, USDA, and EPA to Hold Public Sessions on Agricultural Biotechnology

On October 25, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Comment Deadline Approaches On Update To The Coordinated Framework For The Regulation Of Biotechnology

As previously reported in the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group’s (BRAG®) Biobased and Renewable Products Update of September 22, 2016, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Update To The Coordinated Framework For The Regulation Of Biotechnology Published In The Federal Reg

On September 22, 2016, Clarifying Current Roles and Responsibilities Described in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology (Update to the Coordinated Framework) was published in the Federal Register ....more

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Comments Due November 1, 2016 on Proposed Update to Framework for Biotechnology Regulation

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On September 18, 2016, the Obama Administration issued two major documents in connection with its ongoing efforts to modernize the federal Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology. The first document, a...more

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Administration’s Biotechnology Working Group Updates Coordinated Framework & Unveils National Strategy

After launching with an ambitious agenda fourteen months ago, last Friday the Obama Administration announced that its Biotechnology Working Group had completed its two main tasks. The Working Group has proposed an Update to...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biotechnology: APHIS Seeks Comment on Potentially Significant Changes to Regulations Regarding GE Organisms

According to a Federal Register notice published on February 5, 2016, 81 Fed. Reg. 6225, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced its intent to "prepare a...more

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FDA Requests Public Comment on How “Natural” Claims Should be Regulated; Opening 90-Day Comment Period

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FDA is requesting public comment on how “natural” claims should be regulated. The 90-day public comment period will open on November 12, 2015, when the FDA notice is published in the Federal Register. In particular, FDA...more

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FDA Requests Comments on Use of Term "Natural" on Food Labeling

After years of litigation and controversy around use of the term "natural" on food labels, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now seeking comments on the issue. This action has important implications for companies...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, October 2015

On October 15, 2015, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Wilson Center) issued a report, "The DNA of the U.S. Regulatory System: Are We Getting It Right For Synthetic...more

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