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A Closer Look at the UK – US Economic Prosperity Deal - Tariffs, National Security and Beyond

The new US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal (“EPD”), announced last week (8 May 2025), is promising to bring back economic stability and will be welcomed by businesses at a time of increased geopolitical uncertainty....more

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HHS, FDA Issue RFI on Deregulatory Plan to Lower Costs and Empower Providers

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Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a broad request for information (RFI) seeking input on how to “dramatically deregulate across all areas the Department touches.”1 It specifically...more

Bennett Jones LLP

From Agriculture to Autos: What Right to Repair Means for Business

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In a significant development for farmers and the agricultural industry, amendments made last year to the Canadian Copyright Act have introduced new exemptions related to the right to repair and digital interoperability. These...more

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NC Legislature Considers Comprehensive Hemp Regulation: What Businesses Need to Know

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At Ward and Smith, we are closely monitoring these developments to help our clients with the potential impacts on their businesses. Below is an overview of what stakeholders in the hemp industry need to know about this...more

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The Future of Food: Exploring the World of Cell-Cultivated Cuisine

In the past decade, the connection between food production, particularly agriculture, and carbon emissions has led to a surge in sustainable food production practices. One industry has made headlines recently: cell-cultivated...more

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U.S. and U.K. Trade Update

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The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to ease the trade tension between the two countries by deciding to implement a few sectoral measures related to automotive, agriculture and overall access to each other’s...more

Alston & Bird

U.S. Reaches Agreement on Trade Deal with United Kingdom

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President Trump and UK Prime Minster Keir Starmer announced on Thursday morning that the two countries have agreed on a trade deal, although many of the details are yet to be finalized. The agreement, which focuses on tariff...more

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Agreement in Principle Announced Between the United States and the United Kingdom

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On May 8, 2025, the United States and the United Kingdom announced a new “trade agreement”. The Fact Sheet issued by the White House, can be found here. The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, May 8, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Proposes Doubling Agricultural Innovation Grant Funding -Governor Josh Shapiro (D) is proposing increasing Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Innovation Grant program funding to $23 million to support new technologies...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

FDA Food Chemical Regulation: Understanding Pesticide Action Levels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) March 2025 publication of its new “Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool” spotlighted a lesser-known aspect of FDA’s regulation of pesticide residues on food: action levels....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Is “Compromise” a Four-Letter Word? Alabama Legislature Passes Comprehensive Consumable Hemp Reform Bill

“Compromise” sometimes gets a bad rap. And history teaches us that there can be bad compromises. But as your resident glass-is-half-full contributor who has also been closely following debate over access to consumable hemp...more

White & Case LLP

Water recycling: Lessons from the Middle East

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Given the persistent water stress across the region, water recycling is emerging as a vital strategy. The Middle East's success shows how wastewater can be transformed from a liability into a valuable resource....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Tennessee Enacts Sweeping Changes to Regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products

At the conclusion of the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators passed SB1413/HB1376, a lengthy bill overhauling the regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products (HDCPs). The bill was controversial and while some...more

Maynard Nexsen

Patenting Microbial Products: Pitfalls, Value, and Special Concerns

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The use of microorganisms in human industry is ancient, but has increased markedly in recent years. The modern recognition of the role of microbial communities in the human body has intensified innovation in fields like...more

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Washington State Law Provides Agricultural Cannabis Workers the Right to Unionize

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A recently passed Washington State House Bill permits agricultural workers to unionize under the supervision of Washington’s Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC). On April 22, 2025, the Governor signed House Bill...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bad Formatting Dooms Proposal and GAO Bid Protest

In a cautionary decision that reinforces the importance of strict compliance with solicitation instructions, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently denied in part and dismissed in part a protest challenging a...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, May 5, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Fights to Restore Funding for PA Farmers, Food Banks - Governor Josh Shapiro (D) is challenging the Trump administration’s cancellation of a program that funds Pennsylvania farmers supplying food banks, arguing...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: May 5, 2025

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Reconciliation Hits a Speedbump - As of May 6, 2025, it will not be what was anticipated on Capitol Hill. Multiple committees, including the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reportedly had planned to spend this week...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

M-I-Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter-I-Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter-I-Humpback, Humpback-I: Checking in on Mississippi Cannabis

Another legislative session has come and gone in Mississippi (a limited, short special session is all but a certainty, as the Legislature passed no state budget), resulting in tweaks to the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - May 2025

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On April 22, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced coming FDA actions aiming “to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply” and to prompt the food industry...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Final RI Cannabis Control Commission Regulations Take Effect as Rhode Island Inches Closer to Adult-Use Dispensary Application...

Although the prospect of an expanded recreational market has been on the horizon since 2022 when Rhode Island legalized recreational cannabis, Ocean State residents continue to endure limited access to such products, which...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Is Alcohol-Style Federal Regulation Coming for THC Beverages?

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that “THC beverages” derived from hemp have exploded across America (at least in states where they are allowed by law). Time and again, due to the legal ambiguities and...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPA Extends Comment Period on Draft Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

Update: EPA will now accept public comments on its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluoroctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) until August 15, 2025. Interested parties may submit comments at...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Announces Release of Final Insecticide Strategy

On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of its final Insecticide Strategy (Strategy), available here. EPA states in the Strategy that it is “intended to create a consistent,...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Client Feature — May 2025

This month, we’re very pleased to feature our client, UbiQD. Founded in 2014, UbiQD is a global leader in quantum dot manufacturing and technology. The company's innovations build on the foundational work recognized by...more

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