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Home Depot, one of the largest employers in the United States, is shifting its employee drug testing policies to remove...

July Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap

FSIS Directive 7000.6: “Allergen Verification Sampling Program,” provides instructions to IPP to collect samples for the allergen verification sampling program...

OFW Adds Seasoned Advocate to Government Relations Practice

Washington, DC, July 24, 2024 – OFW is pleased to announce Eric Steiner has joined Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz’s...

FDA and FTC Issue Warning Letters to Companies Selling Copycat Delta-8 THC Food Products

On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters...

Loper Bright + Corner Post = Supreme Court Opinions and Their Impact on FDA- and USDA-Regulated Industries 

Agencies may rely less on general authorities in rulemaking and more on clear and specific instructions from Congress as to...

Six Months and Counting – EU’s Deforestation-Free Supply Chain Regulation

Background On June 29, 2023, the EU’s Regulation on deforestation-free products entered into force, with an 18-month transition period until...

June Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap

 On June 25, 2024, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the availability of its updated “FSIS Guideline for...

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WEEK OF JUNE 21, 2024 CannaSweep will be on hiatus given the Congressional recess and federal holiday. We will resume...

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Marijuana brand Stiiizy has triggered a public health crisis among teens by “marketing dangerous, high potency marijuana vaporizers” to youth,...

USDA-AMS Announces Proposed Revision to the Packers and Stockyards Regulations

Inadequate disclosure from integrators regarding Additional Capital Investments: The Proposed Rule would require integrators to provide certain information to broiler...

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How a Farm Bill amendment could ‘significantly impact’ hemp brands. Two West Coast police groups have changed their positions and...

May Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap

On May 23, 2024, USDA-FSIS published the revised “FSIS Guideline to Assist with Donation of Eligible Meat, Poultry & Egg...

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Organic Payment Gateways, a leading provider of alternative payment processing integrations, is excited to announce the launch of its new...

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Can the boom in weed drinks last? (Morning Brew) Leafly Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results – Reported...

DEA Proposes To Reschedule Marijuana

On May 16, President Biden made official what was previously announced on May 3 – the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),...

USTR and the White House Announce the Increase of Section 301 Tariffs on Certain Products, a Limited Exclusion Process, and the Increase of CBP Enforcement

Today, the White House and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the results of the USTR’s statutory...

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Top public cannabis companies lost more than $2B in 2023 despite nearly $9B in revenue. Twenty of the largest publicly...

Women in Meat and Related Industries

I hate to say just when I started in the meat industry, but it was the early 1980’s. I was...

Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) Reintroduced Following Rescheduling Announcement

On May 1, 2024, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker...

DEA Moving To Reschedule Marijuana?!

Approved Human and Animal Drugs. FDA oversees and pre-approves the approval of pharmaceutical drugs derived from cannabis. Marijuana itself is...

April Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap

On April 26, 2024, USDA-FSIS announced its final determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in raw breaded stuffed chicken products...

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Report: Cannabis Industry Employs More Than 440,000 Full-time Workers. Cannabis Rolling Papers May Pose Health Risks From Heavy Metals, Study...

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Q&A: U.S. Hemp Authority President Chris Fontes – The industry group is creating a certification program for intoxicating hemp products,...

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Publicly traded marijuana multistate operators exited regulated cannabis markets through late 2023, continuing a pattern fueled by increased capital costs,...