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Government Compliance and Risk Management in Food & Agriculture
Your FSIS inspector flags a sanitation issue during routine review. FDA issues a warning letter citing preventive controls violations. USDA...
Food Date Label Regulations: What Food Companies Must Know About the Coming Federal Standards
Your food products meet every safety standard. Your food date labeling complies with current regulations. Yet consumers are throwing away...
Congressional Hearing Preparation for Food Industry Companies: A Legal Guide to Oversight, Investigations, and Witness Defense
Congressional oversight of the food industry has intensified. Whether the trigger is a high-profile recall, a food safety outbreak, a...
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Duty Refunds – CAPE To Launch April 20
CAPE Phase 1 Launches April 20 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed Phase 1 of the Consolidated Administration and...
Government Affairs Compliance Risks: LDA, FARA & Gift Rule Violations
Your company engages with federal policymakers, employs government relations professionals, and operates what appears to be a standard advocacy program....
Robert M. Kossick in Bloomberg Law
OFW is pleased to share that Customs and Trade Principal Attorney Robert Kossick’s article on “U.S. Trade Policy in the...
IEEPA Tariff Refunds: Essential ACE Setup, ACH Enrollment, and Reporting Requirements
UPDATE: CBP Creates REV-613 ACH Rejected Refunds Report (March 26, 2026) CBP has launched a new ACE report to track...
False Advertising Defense: The Legal Strategies Companies Need When FDA or FTC Enforcement Strikes
Your marketing claims meet industry standards. Your labeling passed internal review. Yet you’ve received an FDA Warning Letter, an FTC...
Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs: What Importers Need to Know Now
The U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated the Trump Administration’s IEEPA-based tariffs, reshaping the legal landscape for emergency tariff authority while...
FDA Compliance Mistakes: Common Errors That Trigger Warning Letters and Enforcement Actions
Your production schedule just got derailed by an FDA inspection observation. Your quality team is scrambling to understand why procedures...