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Nebraska Bill Defines Meat as Derived from Livestock or Poultry

Posted on January 15, 2019

Introduced January 10, 2019, Nebraska Legislative Bill 14 would prohibit “misrepresenting a product as meat that is not derived from livestock or poultry.” The bill, which was referred to the

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Lapse in Government Funding Continues to Affect FDA, USDA

Posted on January 11, 2019

As previously covered on this blog, without either a fiscal year 2019 appropriation or a Continuing Resolution, a partial government shutdown, which began on December 22, 2018, has continued

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USDA Publishes Final Rule Amending the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for Organic Handling or Production

Posted on January 4, 2019

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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FDA, USDA Impacted by Lapse in Government Funding

Posted on January 3, 2019

As of the time of this blog’s publication, without either a fiscal year 2019 appropriation or a Continuing Resolution, a partial government shutdown, which began on December 22, 2018, has

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In Light of 2018 Farm Bill, FDA Issues Statement on Use of CBD in Food; Completes Evaluation of 3 Hemp-Related GRASNs

Posted on January 2, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act (also known as “the 2018 Farm Bill”) was signed into law on December 20, 2018. Among other things, the law changes certain federal authorities relating to

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National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Final Rule Released

Posted on December 20, 2018

After much anticipation, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has released the final rule establishing the national mandatory bioengineered (BE) food disclosure standard. The rule is scheduled to be published on

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FSIS Announces Move from Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis to Whole Genome Sequencing for Analyzing Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) and Salmonella Isolates

Posted on December 17, 2018

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) determines the order of all of the DNA building blocks (nucleotides) in an organism’s entire genome in a single laboratory process. A comparison of the DNA

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Contrary to Popular Reports, Farm Bill Will Not Affect FDA Status of CBD

Posted on December 13, 2018

Media outlets are reporting that a Farm Bill provision removing industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act will change the FDA status

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Mixed Reactions to Final Rule on School Meal Flexibilities

Posted on December 11, 2018

As previously posted on this blog on November 30, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced temporary exemptions to some of the rigid nutrition standards for school meals established

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USDA Issues Final Rule Setting a Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations

Posted on December 7, 2018

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) today issued a final rule establishing January 1, 2022 “as the uniform compliance date for new meat and

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