News & Insights
June Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...
As Operational Guidance Becomes Available; The Uyghur Forced Labor Act Goes Into Effect
The “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act” (the UFLPA) went into effect this past Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The UFLPA creates...
Resources for Human and Animal Food Producers Affected by Severe Weather Incidents
On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it released an online page providing both federal...
May Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...
White House Updates Plans for Nutrition Conference
On May 18, 2022, the White House Office of Public Engagement held its first biweekly stakeholder call providing updates on...
White House Announces Nutrition Conference
The White House announced the long-awaited White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, to be held in Washington this...
April Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...
Federal Cannabis Legalization & Regulation: A Timely Discussion of The Mace States Reform Act
Background By the end of 2021, ninety-one percent of Americans reported favoring some form of marijuana legalization. To date, eighteen...
New Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) Phase 1 To Provide $750 Million in Relief to Livestock Producers
On April 4, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) published a notice in the...
March Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...
How to Avoid Receiving Charge Letters from USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service: Do’s and Don’ts for SNAP Retailers
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) pursuant to a delegation from Congress and...
USDA Equity Commission Holds Initial Meeting: Will FNS’s Historic Discrimination Against Minority SNAP Retailers Finally Be Addressed?
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provides nearly $2 trillion to expedite the United States’ recovery from the...
February Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...
Declaration of a National Emergency Extended; Important Beyond Protecting the Public from the Risks of COVID-19
On February 23, 2022, the Administration published in the Federal Register a Notice of “Continuation of the National Emergency Concerning...
Infant Formula Recall Triggers Concerns for WIC Beneficiaries
On February 17, 2022, following consumer complaints relating to the presence of pathogens in Similac, Alimentu, and EleCare, Abbott issued...
USDA Announces Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Projects
On Monday, February 7, 2022, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack delivered an announcement that USDA would...
Farmers and Ranchers Can Now Access Online Reporting Portal to Report Potentially Unfair and Anticompetitive Practices
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched an online reporting portal, located at...
January Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap
OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...
“Top Legal and Regulatory Issues for Food and Beverage Companies in 2022” Online Seminar Hosted by OFW Law and the Food Institute
OFW Law and the Food Institute will host a special four-part virtual seminar Feb. 16-17, 2022 on some of the...
Modernization of Principles for Food Standards of Identity (SOI) – In a Long-Line of What Needs to be Done, “French Dressing” SOI Revoked
Modernizing Food Standards of Identity (SOI) has been on United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) radar for the last...
Vaccine-or-Test Mandates: U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Friday
The U.S. Supreme Court convened a special session to hear oral arguments concerning the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and...