Legal and Regulatory updates for the food and supplement industry
Responding to industry complaints, USDA appears to have dropped GMO consumer use study.
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Continue Reading GMO Labeling Law Update: USDA Appears to Drop Consumer Use Study
The organic industry, led by the Organic Trade Association, has called for federal policies to ensure “organic” always means “organic”.
A district court judge has denied USDA’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the Agency illegally changed its process for reviewing synthetic substances used in organic production.
Lawmakers are seeking to upend the controversial USDA Catfish Program. (subscription to Food Chemical News required)
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Continue Reading Catfish Controversy Continues: Lawmakers Push To Upend USDA Inspection Program
USDA has issued a request for information (RFI) to inform the design of studies intended to assist the Agency with developing mandatory disclosure requirements for bioengineered foods.
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Continue Reading USDA Issues RFI to Support Development of New GMO Labeling Law
On the heels of the recently enacted federal GMO labeling law, USDA has released guidance for labeling meat, poultry and egg products as “Non-GMO”.
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Continue Reading USDA Issues Guidance Greenlighting “Non-GMO” Claims
Industry awaits USDA’s Proposed Organic Aquaculture Rule which has been undergoing OMB review for the past year.
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Continue Reading Fishy Business: Organic Aquaculture Rule Flounders at OMB
FSIS to release establishment-specific data for public review.
FSIS implements new Salmonella sampling “fix.”
Congress considers ending USDA catfish inspection program.
