- The food industry and Massachusetts regulators have agreed to settle a lawsuit (Massachusetts Restaurant Association v. Healey et al.) challenging the state’s animal welfare pork rules, with the
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Congressional Hearing Seeks Ways to Promote Competition in Meat Industry
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- On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing titled: “Where’s the Beef? Regulatory Barriers to Entry and Competition in Meat Processing” to examine how various aspects
Marketing Implications of California’s Proposition 12
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- As we have previously blogged, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s Proposition 12 (Prop 12) on May 11, 2023, which bans the sale of pork in California unless breeding
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California’s Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act (Proposition 12)
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- In November 2018, California voters passed a ballot initiative known as Proposition 12 (the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act), which is covered on our blog. The Act
Supreme Court to Review California Prop 12
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- On Monday, March 28th, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a Writ of Certiorari petition submitted by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the American Farm Bureau Federation
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FSIS Proposes Pork Standards to Address Salmonella
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- On February 16, 2022, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published its proposed pathogen reduction performance standards to address Salmonella in raw comminuted pork and raw pork cuts.
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Prop 12 Enforcement Delayed for Some Stakeholders
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- On January 24, Judge James P. Arguelles for the Superior Court in Sacramento County ordered an enforcement delay of a part of California’s Proposition 12. Judge Arguelles ruled that grocers,
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Supreme Court Asked to Review Prop 12 Challenge
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- On September 27, agriculture industry groups, including the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision
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Prop 12 Prevails over Constitutionality Complaints
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- On August 20, 2021, an Iowa federal judge dismissed a May 2021 lawsuit filed in Iowa federal district court by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (“IPPA”) and three Iowa pork
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USDA Pushes Back Against Washington Post Over New Swine Slaughter Inspection System
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- On February 1, 2018, FSIS put forward a proposed rule to establish a voluntary, opt-in inspection system for market hog slaughter establishments, called the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS).
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