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USDA Focused on Accurate “Made in the USA” Beef Labeling

Posted on September 30, 2022

In response to industry concerns for mislabeled beef products, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilack recently said that the “Product of the USA” label on meat products should undergo a full-scale

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds USDA Decision Not to Ban “Organic” Label for Hydroponics

Posted on September 26, 2022

9th Circ. Says Hydroponic Food Can Use ‘Organic’ Labels (subscription to Law360 required)

As previously covered on this blog, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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USDA Issues Regulatory Status Response re GM Tomatoes

Posted on September 22, 2022

On September 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it had reviewed a new genetically-modified tomato from Norfolk Plant Sciences.

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Court Mostly Upholds the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard While Remanding USDA’s Text Message Disclosure Decision

Posted on September 19, 2022

Judge Backs Most Of GMO Labeling Rule, Bans QR Codes (subscription to Law360 required)

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Law of 2016 (discussed here) amended the Agricultural Marketing

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USDA To Declare Salmonella An Adulterant in Some Raw Poultry

Posted on August 3, 2022

On August 1, the USDA’s FSIS announced that it will declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. Breaded and stuffed raw chicken products will be considered

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Proposed Rule Could Make Sugarcane Subject to the Same National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Burdens as Sugarbeet

Posted on July 25, 2022

As covered on this blog, on July 24, 2020, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommended the addition of a new crop,

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No Rehearing Granted on California’s In-State Foie Gras Sales Ban

Posted on July 11, 2022

9th Circ. Won’t Rethink Calif.’s In-State Foie Gras Sales Ban (Law360 Subscription Required)

As we reported earlier this year, plaintiffs who oppose a 2004 California law, which prohibits the force-feeding

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CFS Argues USDA Hydroponic Position Erodes Organic Standards

Posted on June 8, 2022

On June 6, consumer interest advocacy groups and various organic farmers, including the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Swanton Berry Farms, Inc., filed an appellants’ reply brief against the

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USDA Responds to Avian Flu Outbreak

Posted on June 2, 2022

On May 27, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had approved funds to support USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in

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Continuing Litigation of California’s Foie Gras Ban

Posted on May 9, 2022

9th Circ. Backs Calif.’s In-State Foie Gras Sales Ban (Law360 Subscription Required)

As we reported in 2017, the Ninth Circuit upheld a 2004 California law that prohibits force feeding a

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