- On October 19, 2019, organizations representing conventional and cell-based /cultured meat, poultry, and seafood companies, including the Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation and the North American Meat Institute
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FDA Solicits Information and Comments on Labeling of Food Made with Cultured Seafood Cells
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- As covered on this blog, on March 7, 2019 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Organic Interests Contest USDA Certification of Hydroponics
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- A coalition of organic farmers and the Center for Food Safety recently filed for summary judgment in their challenge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) denial of a petition
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FSIS Proposes to Expand Eligibility for Generic Label Approval and to Discontinue FSIS Evaluation of Voluntarily Submitted Labels That are Eligible for Generic Approval
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- Meat, poultry, and egg products may not be sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in commerce without prior approval of labels by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety
USDA Announces Egg Product Inspection Modernization Effort
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- On September 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that it is modernizing egg products inspection methods for the first time since
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Animal Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against USDA to tackle Inhumane Treatment of Poultry
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- On August 13, 2020, animal welfare advocates sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a bid to compel the agency to issue rules to ensure the humane handling of
Federal Judge Accepts Preemption Arguments in Dismissing Consumer’s and Rancher’s Putative Class Action Lawsuits Over “Product of USA” Labeling for Beef Imported to the United States for Slaughter and Processing
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Food Cos. Escape Suit Alleging False US Origin Labeling (subscription to Law360 required)
- The Federal Meat Inspection Action (FMIA) grants the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) exclusive authority to
US House Appropriates $3.2 Billion for FDA for Fiscal Year 2021
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- On July 24, 2020, the US House of Representatives passed a four-bill minibus that set FDA’s fiscal year 2021 budget at $3.212 billion – a $40.8 million increase over last
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AMS Proposes to Add “Sugarcane (Insect Resistant)” to the List of Bioengineered Foods Subject to Disclosure Under the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
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- A December 21, 2018 final rule by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) established the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS), as discussed
USDA’s Proposed Rule Strengthens the Enforcement and Oversight of Organics
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- On July 9, 2020, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service unveiled an unpublished draft of Strengthening Organic Enforcement, which is a new rule for the National Organic Program aimed at bolstering enforcement
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