News & Insights
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...
Celebrating 35 Years of Success: USDA Practice Team
Recently, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz, P.C., otherwise known as “OFW Law,” celebrated 35 years of business with colleagues, family,...
Consumer-Directed Promotions About Prescription Drugs: A Look Back at Print and TV Communications
OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part VI) By Tish Eggleston Pahl In celebrating 35...
Feed the Future: A Bipartisan Opportunity
By Marshall L. Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse The “Feed the Future” initiative is aimed at improving agriculture productivity and...
Family Farms in Africa
By Marshall L. Matz and Peter B. Matz, as published by the National Farmers Union Kudos to National Farmers Union...
GMPs Have Long History That Precedes Application In Medical Products
OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part V) By Neil P. Di Spirito In celebrating...
26 Years, With 9 To Go…. 35 Years to Prescription Drug Traceability
OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part IV) By Tish Eggleston Pahl In celebrating 35...
John Block Reports: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015 Edition – Losing It’s Way on Sugars (Part II)
OFW Law founding principal Richard L. Frank fills in for former USDA Secretary John R. Block. There are a variety...
The Realized Benefits of User Fees
OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part III) In celebrating 35 years of practice, OFW...
Phil Olsson and Rick Frank on 35 Years of Life at OFW
Phil: Rick, it’s hard to believe that 35 years have passed since we started this firm as a two-lawyer shop...
U.S. Congress — Both Chambers are controlled by Republicans: What now?
What now? The answer is quite a lot. It remains to be seen whether the change-over in the U.S. Senate,...
Anticipating Committee Changes in the 114th Congress
Every new Congress brings changes in committee membership and sometimes in committee leadership. The 114th Congress will follow this pattern,...
John Block: Mid-Term Elections
At last – the mid-term election is behind us. President Obama had said that although he was not on the...
HIPAA Comes of Age… Thanks to HITECH, D.D.S.
OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part II) In celebrating 35 years of practice, OFW...