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USDA TO THE RESCUE! First, Immigration Policies — Will MAHA be Next?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been around for more than 150 years, stressing the importance of American agriculture to a bountiful food production system since Abraham Lincoln first signed it into being in...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - May 2025 #2

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FDA approves three color additives derived from natural sources. In order to “expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use in food,” the FDA announced on May 9 that it has...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - May 2025

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On April 22, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced coming FDA actions aiming “to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply” and to prompt the food industry...more

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FDA’s New Lead Guidelines: A Milestone for Safer Baby Foods

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In recent years, the safety of baby food has become a top priority for state attorneys general (AG) and federal agencies. In April 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its “Closer to Zero” plan to...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - March 2025 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Secretary Kennedy takes first steps to eliminate GRAS exception. Health and...more

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Food Safety and Quality: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

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The consumer-packaged goods and restaurant industries play a crucial role in the global food supply chain, providing a wide variety of food options that consumers rely on for their daily nourishment. However, the integrity of...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - December 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a final rule updating the definition of the nutrient content claim “healthy.” To qualify as “healthy” under the updated definition, food products must contain a...more

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Dairy Industry Alerted to New USDA Order Requiring National Raw Milk Testing

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In response to an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu among dairy cows in at least 15 states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new federal order (the Order) requiring dairy farms and other entities...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - November 2024

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

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Podcast - 2024 Election Impacts on Food and Agriculture Policy

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In this special Eyes on Washington miniseries, Public Policy & Regulation Group members Peter Tabor, Liz Craddock, Kayla Gebeck Carroll, Isabel Lane and Chris DeLacy explore the potential effects of the upcoming November...more

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USDA Issues Updated Guideline for Substantiating Animal-Raising Labeling Claims - Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued updated guidance on substantiating animal-raising and environment-related labeling claims on meat and poultry products. In the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - September 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued updated guidance on substantiating animal-raising and environment-related labeling claims on meat and poultry products. In the...more

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USDA Publishes New Meat and Poultry Labeling Guidance

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On August 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an updated guidance document regarding the substantiation of all animal-raising and environment-related claims on meat and poultry packaging. This new...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - August 2024 #4

The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a social media advertisement for food-delivery company Just Eat after finding the company had not taken all possible measures to prevent it from being...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - August 2024

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Lawmakers Introduce Bill Banning Commercial Octopus Farming - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a law that would ban commercial octopus farming in the United States...more

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Video: Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: Innovating USDA Science with Sanah Baig, Deputy Under Secretary for Research,...

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Join Amaru Sánchez in this episode of “Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food” as he sits down with Sanah Baig, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. Sanah...more

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USDA issues final guidelines on donated food

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On May 23, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published final guidelines to assist establishments and non-profits that donate or receive donated meat, poultry, and egg...more

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USDA publishes final determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in raw breaded and stuffed chicken products

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On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its final determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) but appears ready-to-eat...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Nexus of Trade and Food Security Amid Global Conflicts

The intricate interplay between trade and food security has emerged as a vital global issue, one that is closely interwoven with the tapestry of international conflicts and political instability. Remember the 2019 pandemic...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - March 2024 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Approves Qualified Health Claims for Yogurt - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow qualified health claims asserting the consumption of yogurt is associated...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New Plants, Old Frameworks: FDA’s 1992 Policy Applies to Foods Derived from Genome-Edited Plants

On February 22, 2024, FDA released a final guidance detailing how foods derived from genome-edited plants fall into FDA’s existing food safety framework and outlining two voluntary consultation processes for developers. The...more

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USDA announces final rule on voluntary “Product of USA” label claim

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On March 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in prepublication form a final rule establishing the requirements for voluntary United States-origin label...more

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State-By-State Guide to Ag-Gag Legislation - March 2024

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Several states have made attempts to provide the animal production industry protection against unlawful interference by enacting so-called Ag-Gag laws. A wave of litigation is challenging these laws as unconstitutional,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 8th Advanced Summit on Food Law - April 30th - May 1st, Chicago, IL

Attend ACI’s 8th Advanced Summit on Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation and obtain the tools and techniques you need to meet the legal and regulatory challenges which the food industry is now facing as well as...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - February 2024

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Illinois Lawmaker Proposes Food Additive Ban - An Illinois State Senator has proposed a law that would ban four food additives. State Sen. Willie Preston (D-Chicago) introduced Senate...more

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