A Call Your Mother trademark complaint, passage of a bill on whole milk in school lunches, a scientific research series on ultra-processed foods, and more....more
12/8/2025
/ Agribusiness ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
False Advertising ,
Food & Drug Regulations ,
Food Safety ,
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ,
New Legislation ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Health ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Scientific Research ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
USDA
A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by farmers, environmental groups and local governments against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to the opinion issued by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich...more
11/3/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Biosolids ,
Citizen Suits ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Judicial Review ,
PFAS ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Toxic Chemicals
The dismissal of a lawsuit challenging "climate neutral" labeling claims, a European ban on "meat" names for plant-based foods, a letter urging FDA to allow states authority to regulate food safety, and more....more
10/31/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Biosolids ,
California ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
Greenwashing ,
Pesticides ,
PFAS ,
Plant Based Products ,
Popular
Monthly newsletter Material Concerns: Legal Updates on Substances of Emerging Concern keeps clients informed on the latest legal, regulatory and scientific developments related to substances of emerging concern. Each issue...more
10/31/2025
/ California ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labeling ,
New Legislation ,
PFAS ,
Plastics ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Health ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Tucker Act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) January 2025 draft risk assessment on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolids has sparked significant concern across the agricultural sector. The EPA’s modeling...more
10/7/2025
/ Agribusiness ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Biosolids ,
Contamination ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Waste Management
The first use of FDA's import certification authority, lawsuits related to allergen labeling, a rundown of federal food standards changes, and more. The Evolving Regulatory Landscape of PFAS and Biosolids in Agriculture - The...more
10/6/2025
/ Agribusiness ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ,
Imports ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Toxic Chemicals
On September 11, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in American Water Works Ass’n v. EPA, Case No. 24-1188 (D.C. Cir.), to partially vacate its...more
9/29/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
CERCLA ,
Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
PFAS ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Vacated ,
Vacatur
The presence of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in biosolids is drawing increased attention nationwide, and in particular across the agricultural sector. Biosolids—nutrient-rich byproducts of wastewater...more
9/18/2025
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Biosolids ,
Contamination ,
Environmental Policies ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
PFAS ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Bans ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Waste Management ,
Wastewater
Illinois expands jurisdiction and regulation of PFAS, court dismisses suit challenging Minnesota ban on cookware with PFAS, California initiates process to regulate microplastics under state Safer Consumer Products Law, and...more
9/18/2025
/ California ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Illinois ,
New Legislation ,
PA Supreme Court ,
PFAS ,
Plastics ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safer Consumer Product Regulations ,
State and Local Government ,
Toxic Chemicals
On August 15, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed nearly 270 bills into law, including legislation expanding jurisdiction for claims of exposure to “toxic” substances, as well as two new laws regulating the use of PFAS. In a...more
8/29/2025
/ Contamination ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Jurisdiction ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure
It has been just over a year since the U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed a challenge to California’s controversial Proposition 12, which prohibits the sale of certain meat products within the state unless the animals were raised...more
7/25/2025
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Animal Health ,
Appellate Courts ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Food Safety ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government
A report arguing for raising taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages, a law requiring labels to disclose if an animal was harmed during production, a lawsuit calling grain alcohol "inherently dangerous," and more. It...more
7/25/2025
/ Additive Manufacturing ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Alcohol Beverage Control ,
Animal Health ,
Baby Products ,
Chemicals ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Country of Origin ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Food & Drug Regulations ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
Labeling ,
Misleading Statements ,
Pesticides ,
Popular ,
Product Labels ,
Product Recalls ,
Proposition 65 ,
Taxation ,
USDA ,
Warning Labels ,
Wine & Alcohol ,
World Health Organization
On September 17, 2024, the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE) published a paper on the potential human exposure to food contact chemicals (FCCs). Led by a research team at the Food Packaging...more
On September 17, 2024, the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE) published a paper on the potential human exposure to food contact chemicals (FCCs). Led by a research team at the Food Packaging...more