News & Insights
Drug Supply Chain Security Act – What’s Next? A whole lot.
The passage of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) in November 2013 led to a very busy 2014 as...
Statement by Senator Bob Dole on Nutrition Report
Contact: Marshall Matz (202) 789-1212; [email protected] or Marion Watkins (202) 654-4863; [email protected] “As co-author with Senator George McGovern of the...
Global Child Nutrition Foundation to Honor Secretary Vilsack on April 16th
The Global Child Nutrition Foundation is proud to announce Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack as the recipient of the 2015...
FDA Decides Not to Actively Regulate Medical Device Data Systems, Medical Image Storage Devices, Medical Image Communication Devices and Similar Mobile Medical Apps
There is good news for certain sectors of the medical device industry. FDA has decided not to actively regulate medical...
The NAS is Examining GE Crops
By Marshall Matz and Dr. Nina Fedoroff, as published in Agri-Pulse The new study on genetically engineered (GE) crops now...
Dr. Nina Fedoroff Joins OFW Law as Senior Science Advisor
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Nina Fedoroff, a renowned plant molecular biologist, has joined OFW Law as Senior...
John Block: Wish List
Last year in January, I presented my wish list for 2014. Let’s take a look at how that worked out....
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...