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Gas Tax
How many of you out there think that we would be well-advised to spend some money repairing our roads and...
114th Congress – What to Expect in Ag and Food
As the 114th Congress begins in earnest, there is rough sledding ahead this winter over the gulf between the governing...
John Block: Cabinet Luncheon 2014
Before Christmas, I hosted the annual Cabinet Secretaries lunch at the famous Blair House. The Blair House is right across...
Two Obama Nutrition Leaders Move On
Dr. Janey Thornton, the USDA Deputy Under-Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, has resigned her post effective at close...
John Block: Look Back at 2014
Year 2014 is history now. It seemed like a lot of bad things happened. After fighting in the Middle East...
A Flurry of End-of-Year Activity from FDA on Food
In what seemed like a bit of end-of-year housekeeping, FDA issued a series of minor guidance documents, notices, and other...
2014 And 2015
As we say goodbye to 2014 and welcome 2015, it’s time for a little backward and forward looking. Here’s what...
10 Things to Watch in 2015
2014 was certainly an interesting year to be involved in agriculture. We got to see supply and demand in full...
2015: The Year of Soils
By Marshall L. Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse The United Nations-Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared 2015 the International...
Don’t Rush the Holiday Preparations – Make Certain the Meat is Properly Cooked
Getting ready for holiday “get togethers”, one often finds themselves in a rush or behind on preparing the food for...
FDA’s Draft Guidance On DSCSA Preemption Misses The Mark
In a flurry of end-of-year activity, FDA recently issued a Draft Guidance on the express preemption provisions in §585 of...
Congress Approves Agriculture, FDA Funding as Part of Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015
Congress has completed action on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015 (the Act), which funds eleven of the twelve regular...
GMO Hearing
Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine FDA’s role in the regulation of...
Free Webinar on Big Data and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
OFW Law’s John Dillard will be kicking off this year’s Ohio Food, Agriculture and Environmental Law Webinar Series with a...
FTC Reminds Us That HHS’s Office for Civil Rights Not Only One Watching Medical Privacy
Seasons greetings from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Yesterday, the FTC published its Agreement Containing Consent Order and attendant press...
Webinar Tomorrow: What Dispensers Need to Know About the Drug Supply Chain Security Act
A Complimentary Webinar Presented by OFW Law’s Tish Pahl and the Food Marketing Institute Thursday, December 4th, 2014 3:00 pm...
The DSCSA Standards Guidance is here!
This morning, FDA met another of its milestones in implementing the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) and posted a...
FDA Shares the Pain in Final Rules on Menu Labeling and Vending Machine Food Labeling
Citing the obesity epidemic and the fact that Americans consume about one-third of total calories in the form of foods...
The Ghost of Thanksgiving Future
By Nina Fedoroff, Ken Cassman and Marshall L. Matz, as published in the Des Moines Register The Ghost of Christmas...
Stuffing Safety
It is that time of year again. I don’t cook –and I continue to provide food safety advice for those...