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NYC Menu Labeling Law – Enforceable?
NYC just announced that its revised calorie labeling rule for food service establishments will take effect on May 22, 2017,...
Should Your Establishment Appeal a FSIS Decision?
By Brett Schwemer, as published in The National Provisioner To appeal or not to appeal; that is the question Establishments...
John Block: Two Issues
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block “Trump’s Tax Plan Would Spur Growth” – that is the headline in a...
John Block: GE Science
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I am encouraged. I think that we have some pretty strong voices in...
John Block: Perdue’s Agenda
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block It’s only been a week since confirmation, but Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has...
John Block: Sound Science
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Last week on Saturday, it was Earth Day. I always thought of Earth...
Regulatory Tools Depend on the Craftsmen Who Use Them
There has been a great deal of discussion, and in some circles hand-wringing, about President Trump’s regulatory reform initiatives and...
John Block: How Do We Raise Prices?
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I can report that I was on my Illinois farm last week. Weather...
OFW Law Supports Medical Device Innovators at the 2017 Rice Business Plan Competition
On April 8, 2017, Forest Devices, Inc. from Carnegie Mellon University was awarded OFW Law’s Regulatory Strategy Prize at the...
What Would You Change About the Federal Government?
President Trump issued an Executive Order (Reorganization EO) on March 13 directing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to...
John Block: Confirmation Process
This week, I stopped by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and met with Governor Perdue’s Chief of Staff and Policy...
Trump’s New OCR Director and HIPAA Policy
As federal policy rapidly develops under the Trump Administration, much of it reversing or seeking to reverse the Obama legacy,...
Employment Law: Title VII Protects LGBTs From Discrimination, Says 7th Circuit
In a ground-breaking ruling this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled in an en banc...
John Block: Slow Process
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block President Trump took his oath of office with a priority list of actions...
Good Grammar Matters Under the Law
I have been accused by my children of being a “Grammar Nazi.” After years of haranguing, they know better than...
John Block: Farm Economy
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I was back on the farm in Illinois last week. I’m glad to...
John Block: Organic Foods
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Before focusing on today’s ag issue, I want to pay tribute to Clayton...
John Block: Trump Speaks
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block President Trump’s first major address to a joint session of Congress got a...
FDA Extends Menu Labeling Compliance Date One Year Consistent with Trump Administration Policy
FDA is again extending the compliance date for menu labeling – just days before the regulatory requirements of § 101.11...