- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is responsible for maintaining the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (the “National List”) for organic handling and
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USDA Publishes Final Rule Amending the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for Organic Handling or Production
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- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is responsible for maintaining the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (the “National List”) for organic handling and
Former Director of the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology Pens Op-Ed Criticizing FDA Enforcement on Organic Labeling, FDA Commissioner Pledges to Look at Labeling Claims in Organics
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- In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Dr. Henry Miller, the former founding director of the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology, criticizes FDA as giving organic food labeling and advertisement “a complete
Senate Released Bipartisan Draft of Farm Bill
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- As previously reported on this blog, in March 2018, House Agricultural Committee Chairman Michael Conway delayed the release of the draft law renewing farm and nutrition programs due to
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Reopening of Public Comment Period for USDA’s Proposed Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances under the Organic Foods Production Act
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- The public comment period for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) proposed rule describing 35 amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances
Food Policy Summary
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- In the last week there have been a number of interesting developments in food policy. Each is in early development, but worthy of a brief note.
- President Trump, in a
Organic Products Can Still Use Carrageenan
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- The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) administers the National Organic Program (NOP) under the authority of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (NOP), as
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USDA Withdraws Organic Livestock and Poultry Practice (OLPP) Final Rule
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- As previously reported on this blog, USDA published the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule on January 19, 2017. The rule established minimum indoor and outdoor space
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Congress Weighs Bill to Combat Food Fraud
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- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers the National Organic Program (NOP), which includes standards for “organic” food in the United States. Throughout 2017, The Washington Post has published several
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USDA Announces Intention to Withdraw Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final Rule
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- As previously covered on this blog, on January 19, 2017, USDA published a controversial final rule on organic livestock and poultry which establishes minimum indoor and outdoor space requirements