OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from November that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do […]
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from October that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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On October 17, 2023, Arkansas became the first state to enforce a state law banning certain foreign entities from owning agricultural land (doing so under Act 636, which blocks “prohibited foreign-party-controlled business” from owning public or private land directly or through affiliation). Arkansas Attorney General, Tim Griffin ordered Syngenta Seeds LLC. to sell 160 acres
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from September that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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Will we wake up to a federal government shutdown on October 1st? Many of the ingredients required for a shutdown are present. There may be a breakthrough that will allow Congress to coalesce around an approach to appropriations. However, Congress may not get on track to pass all of the appropriations packages by the end
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from August that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from July that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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OFW Law’s USDA Practice Head, John Dillard, will be providing a free webinar on USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) regulatory requirements for labeling meat and poultry products on July 12th (Wednesday) at Noon Eastern. The webinar is hosted by the National Agricultural Law Center and is open to the public — CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. John’s
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will include ‘Hemp’ in the title of one of the six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees (ATACs) – noting a significant evolution in both agriculture and cannabis policy. Specifically, ‘Hemp’ has now earned a place within the ATAC titled ‘Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts, and Hemp.’ The ATACs were established under
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In a decision of importance to SNAP retailers, a U.S. District Court judge has held that the thirty-day deadline for seeking judicial review of Final Agency Decisions issued by USDA’s Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) is jurisdictional. In an opinion issued on June 6, 2023 in Mohammed v. USDA, Case No 22-cv-4721, Judge Mary
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from May that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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On May 11, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld, in a 5-4 decision, a California law restricting the sale of pork in California. In National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, SCOTUS was tasked with answering the question: “Does a California law that prohibits the sale of pork from animals confined in
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from April that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from March that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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On February 28, 2023, USDA’s Equity Commission issued its 2023 Interim Report containing recommendations to advance equity at USDA. The Interim Report’s cover letter states, “Our commitment to equity is about creating an agricultural economy, a rural economy, and an American economy that create opportunity for all.” Given the Equity Commission’s focus on rural and
In a decision of profound importance for SNAP retailers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Euclid Market Inc. v. United States Through United States Department of Agriculture, 2023 WL 2028707 (C.A.8 (Mo.), 2023), issued an opinion vacating a judgment for the United States in a case concerning the permanent disqualification
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from February that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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USDA’s Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) authorized more than 250,000 SNAP retailers across the country. For many years, SNAP retailers sold substantial amounts of SNAP-eligible food items that were sold cold to SNAP beneficiaries and heated post-sale. While FNS confirmed that this practice did not violate its SNAP regulations, the agency contended that it “circumvented
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from December that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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OFW Law Principal John Dillard has received the 2022 Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics Apex Award. The Apex Award is given to individuals associated with Purdue’s Agricultural Economics Department who have made outstanding accomplishments in their fields. The Apex Award is the highest honor bestowed by Purdue’s Agricultural Economics Department. In connection with the
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OFW Law’s Ken Ackerman was featured in an Agri-Pulse article discussing the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA). In the article, “While Foreign Purchases of US Land Surge, USDA’s Reporting Penalties Plunge,” Mr. Ackerman discussed his experience in representing clients on AFIDA matters. AFIDA is a law administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Under
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from November that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from October that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from September that should be highlighted. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do
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In 2022, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) disclosure, claims, and reporting has been a popular topic in the United States. ESG has several definitions, but at its’ core ESG ideals focus on sustainability, diversity, climate and carbon emissions, waste, labor conditions, and ethical governance, among other matters. OFW Law has written about ESG before in the
The State of Massachusetts will delay enforcement of its Question 3 regulations that would restrict pork sales in the state
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On July 22, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS or, the agency) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register, “2020 Annual Updates to List of Bioengineered Foods” (the Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule is part of the agency’s annual requirement to consider updates to the List of Bioengineered
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from July that we took note of. If you have any questions or would like more information, please
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As of July 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS or the agency) has made publicly available the agency’s annual summary of foodborne illness outbreaks investigated last year (i.e., FY2021). The summary reports on all outbreaks that were investigated by FSIS during FY2021 and includes the following key
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from June that we took note of. If you have any questions or would like more information, please
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from May that we took note of. If you have any questions or would like more information, please
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OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from April that we took note of. If you have any questions or would like more information, please
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During late March 2022, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) did something truly shocking: it rescinded hundreds of charge letters and disqualification determinations against SNAP-authorized grocers and convenience stores. This is truly unprecedented action for an agency that is rarely reverses administrative actions, even when its decisions have inequitable and/or discriminatory impacts. While FNS should
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On April 4, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the new Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP). The first phase of ELRP (i.e., Phase 1) will provide payments to producers who faced increased supplemental feed costs as a result of forage losses
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our clients apprised of regulatory developments that may impact their business. Here are a few of the developments from March that we took note of. If you have any questions or would like more information, please
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