- On April 23, 2021, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) announced that it had worked together with companies, including Sara Lee® and Thomas’®, to ensure that the
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USDA Seeks to Improve Supply Chain Resiliency
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- On April 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) posted a request for comments seeking advice from industry on how to improve the flexibility and strength of food supply
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Court Backs USDA: Hydroponics Qualify for Organic
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- On March 18, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) motion for summary judgement and found that USDA did
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USDA Publishes Final Rule for the Domestic Hemp Production Program
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- On January 19, 2021, USDA published a final rule that provides regulations for the production of hemp in the United States. The final rule builds on the interim final rule
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US-UK Equivalency Agreement for Organic Products Enters into Effect
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- Effective January 1, 2021, a new US-UK equivalence agreement ensures that organic products certified to either USDA or UK standards may be labelled and sold as organic in both countries.
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“Bee Better Certified™ Seal” That Tells Consumers Certified Ingredients Are Grown in Ways That Support Bees Gains Traction
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- The Bee Better Certified™ program works with farmers to develop habitat and mitigate impacts from the use of pesticides, which presents an opportunity for companies to incorporate ingredients sourced from
USDA Will Prohibit the Statements “No Nitrate or Nitrite Added” and “Uncured” on Products That Have Been Processed Using Any Source of Nitrates or Nitrites
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FDA Files Lawsuit Against Supplier that Distributes Juice Containing Toxins to Schools (Law360 Subscription Required)
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- On November 9, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “the Agency”) filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Washington against Valley Processing, Inc. (“Supplier”) that manufactures
Conventional and Cell-Based/Cultured Meat Groups Write Joint Letter to USDA Urging Agency to Solicit Input on What Labeling Should Look Like
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- 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
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)