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OFW Law Attorneys Author Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Biotech Seeds Case
OFW Law attorneys Gary H. Baise, Stewart D. Fried and John G. Dillard have filed an amicus brief with the...
John Block Reports: FDA – Coming to a Farm Near You
OFW Law founding principal Richard L. Frank fills in for former USDA Secretary John R. Block on John Block Reports....
HHS’s Updated Medical Privacy Rules Under HIPAA Could Be Susceptible to First Amendment Challenge
On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a long-awaited pre-publication copy of revisions...
FSMA Analysis, Webinar
OFW Law has prepared comprehensive memoranda on two major FDA proposed rules, which FDA has characterized as the cornerstones of...
FSMA Webinar
January 24, 2013 – 12pm ET Hazard Analysis & Preventive Controls for Human Food OFW Law and The Food Institute,...
Former USDA Official Janie Hipp Joins OFW Law as Of Counsel
We are pleased to announce that Janie Hipp, Esq., formerly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), will be joining...
More Budget Cliffs – Get Ready for Weeks of Bungee Jumping
The fiscal cliff is behind us, or over us, depending on your point of view. But with deadlines looming for...
2012 in the Rear View Mirror
Now that that the Christmas stockings, Hanukkah menorahs and Kwanzaa harvest symbols have been put away until year end, and...
Talking Agriculture to Democrats
By Marshall L. Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse Look at a map of the 2012 election results by county and...
A Reality Check for Organic Food Dreamers
Modern farming methods offer the best hope to feed the world’s billions By John R. Block I grew up on...
FTC Releases Final COPPA Rule
Today, the FTC adopted final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule to increase privacy protections and...
New Bill would Authorize Voluntary “Carcinogen-Free” Labeling of Food and Consumer Goods
By Mark L. Itzkoff A new bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives last month could eventually result in...
PCAST Report
Today, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released its Report to the President on Agricultural Preparedness...
The First Americans Are Last
By Marshall L. Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse The first Americans are still last in America, especially in the Northern...