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USDA Publishes Questions to Facilitate Drafting of GMO Labeling Requirements

Posted on June 29, 2017

As previously reported on this blog, legislation requiring labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods and food ingredients was signed into law on July 29, 2016. This law directs the

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Cattle Producers Sue USDA to Reinstate COOL

Posted on June 28, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, in 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented country of origin labeling (COOL) rules, requiring meat labels to indicate where animals

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New “Natural” Lawsuit Targets Sanderson Farms’ “100 Percent Natural” Chicken

Posted on June 26, 2017

A leading poultry producer has been sued over “natural” claims on its chicken products. (subscription to Law360 required)

Americans’ increasing appetite for clean label, ethically-raised foods has resulted in the

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USDA Halts Brazilian Fresh Beef Imports Amid Safety Concerns

Posted on June 23, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, Brazilian federal police raided several meat producers earlier this year for allegedly doling out bribes to inspectors to certify meat that was either

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USDA Advances “Modernization of Pork Slaughter” Rule

Posted on June 19, 2017

Earlier this Spring, we reported that USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service intends to move forward with plans to modernize swine slaughter inspections by way of a “Modernization of Pork

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Lean Finely Textured Beef Litigation – BPI’s Defamation Lawsuit Against ABC News Heats Up

Posted on June 12, 2017

In the Spring of 2012, ABC News aired a series of reports on “Lean Finely Textured Beef” (LFTB), referring to the product as “pink slime.” The media coverage of LFTB

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USDA Continues to Make Progress on GMO Labeling Rules

Posted on June 9, 2017

As previously reported on this blog, a new federal law requiring labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods and food ingredients was signed into law on July 29, 2016. This

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House Passes ‘Securing our Agriculture and Food Act’, Under Consideration by Senate

Posted on June 2, 2017

On May 22, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1238 in a bipartisan roll call vote, 406-6.
The Act would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002

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New FSIS Directive Indicates Expanded Testing of Brazilian Beef and Veal

Posted on May 24, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, Brazilian federal police raided several meat producers earlier this year for allegedly doling out bribes to inspectors to certify meat that was either

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USDA Creates Trade Undersecretary Post

Posted on May 18, 2017

As background, Section 3208 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, Pub. L. 113-70 (7 USC §6935) required the Secretary of Agriculture to propose a reorganization of international trade functions for

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