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John Block: GMO Legislation
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Nancy Reagan was laid to rest this week. She was a very elegant...
The Leap Year Effect at the CPSC
By former CPSC Commissioner Nancy Nord Leap year occurs every four years when an additional day is added to the...
The Zika-Agriculture Connection
By Marshall Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse Q. Is there a connection between the Zika virus and global food security?A....
SNAP, Crackle, Pot! Kentucky Federal Court Holds FNS Cannot Deny a Retailer’s Food Stamp Authorization for Misdemeanor Marijuana Conviction
USDA’s Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) is authorized to administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”). This $80 billion program,...
Medical Privacy Update: HHS Guidance on Permitted Uses and Disclosures of PHI for Treatment and Health Care Operations
Late last week, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued...
Interstate Structure to Oversee and Regulate Medical Marijuana
There is a need for an interstate structure to provide coordination and regulatory oversight of medical marijuana (cannabis) use in...
Wheat Faces a Double Challenge
By Marshall Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse. These comments were first presented to the National Association of Wheat Growers. The...
OFW Law Trial Team Wins Five Hog Nuisance Cases in Indiana
Beginning in late 2009 and early 2010, attorneys Richard Hailey of Indianapolis, Charles Speer and Britt Bieri of Kansas City,...
For Crop Insurance AIPs, a New Financial Environment
USDA’s Federal crop insurance program has benefited from a unique public-private partnership that is one of the most successful in...
John Block Reports: A Case Against Mandatory GMO Labeling
OFW Law founding principal Richard L. Frank fills in for former USDA Secretary John R. Block: Hello everybody out there...
Bernie on Agriculture
By Marshall Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse Earlier this month, I summarized the agriculture positions of the candidates for President...
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016
They did it. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) have...
Take a Look at CPSC’s Regulatory Robot
Last week the CPSC’s Office of Small Business Ombudsman unveiled a new tool to help businesses marketing new consumer products...
John Block: Dietary Guidelines
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I asked a couple of friends of mine in Illinois and Kansas –...
“The Guidance Is Coming” . . . For Real! OCR Issues Guidance On Individuals’ Right to Access
In our last blog on medical privacy, we noted that HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) promised that a number...
2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Released… And Some Thought Already Being Given to the 2020 Guidelines!
The Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services have released the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) following what...
Medical Privacy Update and 2015 Retrospective
MEDICAL PRIVACY UPDATE: New PHI Disclosures Permitted for Firearm Background Checks Earlier today, HHS published a Final Rule modifying the...