On October 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a request for comment on proposed labeling for cell-cultured seafood products. 85 FR 63277 (Oct. 7, 2020). Stakeholders now have an opportunity to comment on...more
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• What Happened: EPA announced a new and expedited review process for surface disinfectant products with residual anti-viral efficacy claims of up to 24 hours, as well as a new category of “supplemental”...more
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• What Happened: EPA finalized new procedures for issuing, identifying, and maintaining Agency guidance documents....more
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What Happened: EPA proposed to exempt certain biotechnology-derived plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) from FIFRA registration and FFDCA tolerance requirements....more
The California legislature is considering a bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from “working lands” (including agricultural, grazing, and forest) and “natural lands”. The bill also would encourage carbon...more
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What Happened: EPA issued a FIFRA Section 18 emergency exemption to the state of Texas to allow certain limited uses of a surface coating with long-lasting disinfectant properties....more
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What Happened: On August 5, 2020, USDA proposed a significant expansion of certification and recordkeeping requirements and enforcement activities under the National Organic Program....more
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What Happened: USDA published guidance describing two pathways for regulated parties to demonstrate that a product is exempt from federal bioengineered food labeling requirements....more
Late last week, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Growing Climate Solutions Act, aimed at increasing and encouraging nature-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in the agriculture and forestry sectors....more
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• What Happened: FDA updated its temporary hand sanitizer production policies to permit use of fuel- or technical-grade ethanol that contains certain impurities up to given limits.
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• What Happened: In a new Compliance Advisory, EPA emphasized that pesticides and pesticide devices may not make false or misleading claims to be effective against the novel coronavirus, and warned of...more
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Stakeholders in the regulated community have a unique but time-limited opportunity to petition the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal agencies to either add or remove specific guidance...more
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published final amendments to its biotechnology regulations codified at 7 C.F.R. part 340 under the Plant Protection...more
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strengthen existing efforts to prepare for oversight of...more
Manufacturers of certain disinfectants and food-contact surface sanitizers containing isopropyl alcohol (IPA) will now be able to use unregistered sources of that active ingredient and may change such sources by notification...more
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• What Happened: EPA announced an expansion of its expedited review process to now include new antimicrobial pesticide product applications and amendments requiring data review.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have recognized an urgent need to ensure effective surface disinfectants, hand sanitizers, and other products that can be used against SARS-CoV-2 are available to the public. While...more
New cleaning and disinfecting guidance released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 29, 2020 includes an unprecedented recommendation to the American public to use unregistered commodity substances for...more
A long-running dispute between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) moved a step closer to resolution, with the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ordering EPA to...more
Citing continued reports of supply chain disruptions by manufacturers of registered disinfectant products approved for use against the novel coronavirus, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on April 14,...more
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What Happened: On an April 3, 2020 call with retailers and marketplace platforms, EPA identified enforcement against sales of unregistered or fraudulent disinfectant products as a high priority during the...more
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• What Happened: FDA announced temporary relief from certain premarket regulatory requirements pertaining to certain new or modified medical devices intended for use against the novel coronavirus....more
Citing reports of supply chain disruptions by manufacturers of registered disinfectant products approved for use against the novel coronavirus, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on March 31, 2020 that...more
Citing a nationwide shortage of disinfectant products during the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on March 26, 2020 that it will now allow...more
On March 26, 2020, EPA issued new guidance addressing a range of issues relating to environmental compliance and enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Agency sets expectations for the regulated community to continue...more