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Doom and Gloom Certified as Lead Instructors for FSCPA Preventive Controls for Human Food
Happy Holidays from OFW Law’s Dr. Barbara Masters, D.V.M., and Jolyda Swaim, A.K.A Dr. Doom and Ms. Gloom. As 2016...
John Block: Repeal COOL
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block The World Trade Organization ruled this week that Canada and Mexico can impose...
Speaker Ryan Suggests SNAP May Be On the 2016 Agenda
New House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is getting a lot of attention for a speech he made on December 3...
John Block: This & That – The Politics of the Day
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block On the one hand, it makes me smile, and on the other, it...
ITC to Study Economic Effects of TPP, Invites Stakeholders to Participate
Following a request from the U.S. Trade Representative, the International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement:...
John Block: TPP
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Last week, six former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture released a letter urging the...
FDA Seeks Input on the Meaning of “Natural” for Foods: First Impact of FDA Action Will Be on Class Action Cases
For over two decades, when assessing the propriety of a “natural”-type claim (e.g., “natural,” “all natural,” “100% natural,” “from nature,”...
John Block: 2015 Dietary Guidelines – Will They Be Credible?
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block USDA and HHS are close to issuing the 2015 version of the Dietary...
GMO Regulatory Reform: The Way Forward
As we detailed in an earlier blog post, the White House issued a July 2nd executive memorandum on “Modernizing the...
John Block: European Trade Deal
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block The Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement is sitting in Congress now. It was...
Killer Coffee Mugs?! Really?!
By former CPSC Commissioner Nancy Nord Did anyone else notice CPSC’s recent recall of ceramic mugs? The agency is concerned...
Writing a Regulatory Punch List
By former CPSC Commissioner Nancy Nord Everyone needs to clean out the attic from time to time. Through that process,...
Global Food Security: Next Steps
In the last several months, there has been a lot of attention on a number of separate issues and events...
John Block: TPP
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block After six years of negotiations with 11 Pacific Rim nations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership...