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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

A corporate PAC is a separate segregated fund carrying its own FEC obligations. Registration, the restricted class, solicitation language, filing...

Rachael Vieder Linowes Joins OFW Law

OFW is pleased to announce that Rachael Vieder Linowes has joined the firm as a Principal in its Medical Products...

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

Coalition building is the government affairs capability food and agriculture companies most consistently underinvest in. The two coalition types, a...

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

Federal food procurement runs through USDA commodity purchases, Department of Defense contracts, and school nutrition programs. What each program buys,...

Oh, SNAP! USDA’s Food and Nutrition Administration Will Soon Increase Variety Requirements for SNAP Retailers

On May 8, 2026, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Administration  (FNA) issued a final rule that will soon have a profound...

Regulatory Intelligence and Monitoring for Food and Agriculture Companies: Getting Ahead of Policy Before It Gets Ahead of You

Regulatory intelligence is the systematic monitoring that flags a federal rule 12 to 36 months before it is proposed. Where...

Mason Weeda Featured on FDA Watch Podcast: Food Safety in the Spotlight

OFW Law is pleased to announce that Mason Weeda, Chair of the firm’s FDA Food Practice, was recently featured on...

August 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...

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),...

July Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap

On July 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and USDA released their 2026 Unified Agendas...

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...

OFW Law Expands Customs and Trade Practice with Addition of Hillel M. Tuchman

OFW Law is pleased to announce that Hillel M. Tuchman has joined the firm as an Of Counsel in its...

Phil Olsson

We are saddened to share the news that Phil Olsson passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 12th....