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Which Food Labeling Claims Put You Most at Risk of a Class Action Lawsuit?

Food labeling class actions — which food labeling claims put you most at risk of a lawsuit? Popular claims regarding...

John Block: Senator Bob Dole

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Today, my subject is Senator Bob Dole (Kansas). Two weeks ago, he received...

FDA Updates Some Recall Practices

FDA has released a draft guidance, “Public Warning and Notification of Recalls Under 21 CFR Part 7, Subpart C: Guidance...

Analysis of FDA’s Nutrition Policy Priorities for 2018

The FDA recently released a “2018 Strategic Policy Roadmap” outlining (among other things) its nutrition-related policy priorities for the coming...

John Block: Good Things Done

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block From my perspective, our government has been getting some good things done. Remember...

FDA Denies Use of Claim for Vitamin D Reducing MS Risk

Last week, the FDA concluded that there is no credible evidence of a relationship between intake of vitamin D and...

Upcoming Webinar: Avoiding the Food Labeling Class Action Trap

The food and beverage industry is facing an unprecedented number of threats from class action cases alleging misleading labeling and...

Starbucks Slack-Fill Class Action Holds No Water … or Milk Foam

Tall, Grande, and Venti are terms well-known to many American consumers looking for a latte or mocha at one of...

John Block: Trump – AFBF Speech

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block It has been 25 years since a President of the United States addressed...

Top Priority for the 2018 Farm Bill: Protect Federal Crop Insurance

Of all the issues surrounding a new Farm Bill in 2018, perhaps none unifies American agricultural producers more than Federal...

“Milk” Comes from Breasts/Udders

According to the Wall Street Journal: “Organic milk sales have cooled as the very shoppers who drove demand for the...

United Fresh and OFW Law Launch Legal Labeling Review Service

OFW Law has joined with the United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA) to provide members access to a legal review of...

The Vast Army Fighting Hunger Around the Globe

By Marshall L. Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse When it comes to agriculture research, no organization is as important to...

John Block: Trump’s Year

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I want to look back at 2017. In some respects, President Trump had...

Focus on Food Recalls

In planning for your company’s 2018 regulatory priorities, you might want to review and optimize its recall procedures. Recall policies...

Trump Administration Personnel Update Through December 22: White House, USDA, Defense, Energy, HHS, Labor, State, EPA, Ambassadors

More announcements are being made each day. We will update this list, as appropriate. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP WHITE HOUSE...

John Block: Tax Reform Passes, a Present for the Holiday Season

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block The Holiday season is here. Amazing – Tax reform legislation has passed, and...

John Block: Egg Regulations

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Maybe the “chickens are coming home to roost” in California. The state of...

John Block: What’s going on in Washington

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block For most farmers across the U.S. there is a big sigh of relief....

John Block: The U.S. Department of Ag Team

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking a very long time to fill...

FDA’s Proposed Guidance on Convening a GRAS Panel May Result in Higher Costs for GRAS Notifiers

Contributor: Mark L. Itzkoff Principal, The Law Office of Mark Itzkoff, [email protected] On November 15, 2017, FDA released a proposed...

John Block: Thanksgiving

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block We just celebrated another Thanksgiving. And we do have a lot to be...

2018 Quality Payment Program Final Rule Overview

I. Overview of Final Rule. On November 2nd, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule...

John Block: Secretary Sonny Perdue

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Last week, I attended the Farm Broadcasters Annual Convention in Kansas City. Over...