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Bipartisan Senate Bill to Increase Ag Export Funding Praised by Farmers

Posted on September 26, 2017
  • Legislation that would increase funding for two U.S. Department of Agriculture export promotion programs was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week. Sponsored by Senators Angus King (I-ME), Joni Ernst

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Court Blocks San Francisco Law Requiring Warnings on Soft Drink Ads

Posted on September 20, 2017
  • As previously covered on this blog, the City of San Francisco passed legislation in June 2015 that required health warnings to be placed on advertising for sugar-sweetened beverages (i.e.,

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GE Salmon Labeling Mandate Included in Senate Appropriations Bill

Posted on July 26, 2017
  • As previously reported on this blog, Senate Bill 764, which requires the labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods and food ingredients, was signed into law on July 29,

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House Passes ‘Securing our Agriculture and Food Act’, Under Consideration by Senate

Posted on June 2, 2017
  • On May 22, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1238 in a bipartisan roll call vote, 406-6.
  • The Act would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002

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Bill Requiring Soda Warning Labels Introduced in California Senate Again

Posted on March 7, 2017
  • California State Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) introduced a bill that would require health warning labels on sugary beverages sold in California. More specifically, SB 300, referred to as the

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Menu Labeling Legislation Would Ease Some of FDA’s Upcoming Requirements

Posted on February 3, 2017
  • Three months before new FDA regulations take effect that require restaurants and similar retail food establishments (in chains of 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and

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Soda Speech Suit

Posted on August 10, 2016

Washington Legal Foundation files brief in support of First Amendment challenge to San Francisco soda warning.

  • As previously covered on this blog, the City of San Francisco passed legislation

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Regulatory Round-up

Posted on August 8, 2016

We return from our hiatus with a wrap-up of recent items of interest:

President Obama Signs federal GM labeling bill into law.

  • As anticipated, on July 29, President Obama signed

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GM Labeling: Finish Line in Sight

Posted on July 15, 2016

Federal GM labeling compromise awaits presidential signature.

In an update on a topic frequently covered in recent weeks on this blog, the Senate compromise bill to establish a federal standard…
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GM Labeling: Hold Hurdled

Posted on July 7, 2016

GMO labeling bill moves forward in the Senate.

  • As previously covered on this blog, on June 23, the Senate Agriculture Committee announced a bipartisan deal that would create a

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