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Tariff Classification Attorney for Food Imports: HTS Codes, Misclassification Risks, and Legal Defense
Your import transaction runs on a number – a ten-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule code that determines the duty rate on...
Meat and Poultry Government Relations Lawyer: FSIS, Congress, and USDA Policy
Meat and poultry companies usually call legal counsel when FSIS has already acted. A Notice of Intended Enforcement lands. A...
Food Safety Legislation and Government Advocacy: How Industry Shapes Federal Policy
The Food Safety Modernization Act moved through Congress after years of pressure from outbreaks, committee work, consumer groups, food companies,...
Animal Health Policy and Federal Advocacy: What Livestock, Poultry, and Veterinary Companies Need to Know
Animal health policy gets harder to manage when a company treats USDA as one regulator with one set of tools....
PAC Compliance for Food and Agriculture Companies: What Your Government Affairs Team Must Get Right
September Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...
Coalition Building in Food and Agriculture Government Affairs: A Practical Guide
Federal Crop Insurance Program: Appropriations, Advocacy, and What Agriculture Companies Need to Know
Crop insurance doesn’t sit still while everyone waits on the next Farm Bill. Every year, appropriators decide how much room...
Government Procurement for Food and Agriculture Companies: Programs, Requirements, and Strategy
Regulatory Intelligence and Monitoring for Food and Agriculture Companies: Getting Ahead of Policy Before It Gets Ahead of You
Federal Court Upholds Oregon Packaging EPR Program
On August 27, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon upheld Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization...
DHS Announces the Addition of 43 Companies to the UFLPA Entity List. How to prepare or respond to a UFLPA Notice of Detention
On July 31, 2026, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF),...
Federal Nutrition Programs and Farm Bill Advocacy: SNAP, WIC, and the Role of Government Relations Counsel
Every five years, Congress rewrites the rules that govern federal nutrition programs, and the food industry rarely gets a seat...