The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently released long-awaited proposed regulations to implement Proposition 12, the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (the proposed regulations). ...more
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released the
Spring 2020 Unified Agenda of Regulatory actions, which outlines the rulemaking actions currently under development in each federal agency. This memorandum...more
7/15/2020
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APHIS ,
Farms ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ,
Food Supply ,
FSMA ,
Hemp ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
USDA
This post summarizes two recent documents the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued for the Food and Agriculture Sector in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The first, “Use of Respirators, Facemasks, and Cloth Face...more
5/1/2020
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Agricultural Workers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Farms ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Health & Safety Standard ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Regulatory Requirements
The FDA issued a new guidance document that provides retailers with some flexibility from labeling requirements for shell eggs in order to facilitate the distribution of eggs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance...more
This post summarizes recent actions the federal government has taken in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. First, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated...more
In our memo of March 19, we summarized federal government policy identifying the Food and Agriculture and Transportation industries as two of the nation’s 16 Critical Infrastructure Sectors. In The President’s Coronavirus...more
3/20/2020
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Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Farms ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Service Workers ,
Food Supply ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Restaurant Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a revised compliance guideline for substantiating animal raising claims on labels for meat and poultry products. This updated...more
1/10/2020
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Animal Health ,
Claim Procedures ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Farm Animals ,
Farms ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retail Market ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Strict Compliance ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
USDA
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory Actions, which outlines the rulemaking actions currently under development in each federal agency. This memorandum...more
12/19/2019
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Farms ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ,
Food Supply ,
FSMA ,
Imports ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a guidance document to help companies determine whether their operations are exempt from the inspection requirements of...more
6/8/2018
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Farms ,
Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
Safety Inspections ,
USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) recently issued a final rule withdrawing the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) Final Rule published in the Federal Register...more
3/26/2018
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Deregulation ,
Farm Animals ,
Farms ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Livestock Protocol ,
Organic ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Trump Administration ,
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