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EU Bioeconomy Strategy 2025: Regulatory Signals for Supply Chains, Investment and Sustainability

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The European Commission’s (Commission) 2025 communication “A Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy” (the Framework) positions bioeconomy as a core pillar of EU competitiveness and industrial...more

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Multidecadal Change in Pesticide Concentrations Relative to Human Health Benchmarks in the Nation's Groundwater: U.S. Geological...

The United States Geological Survey (“USGS”) issued a report titled: … Multidecadal Change in Pesticide Concentrations Relative to Human Health Benchmarks in the Nation’s Groundwater (“Report”)....more

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The Trump Administration Releases the “New Pyramid”

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Earlier this week, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) published the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines, with HHS as the primary author....more

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Updated 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Emphasize Consumption Of “Real Foods”

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On January 7, 2025, the US Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture released the long-awaited 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs or Guidelines), marking “the most significant reset of federal...more

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The Push Toward Real Food: State Law Changes in 2025

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Americans are beginning the new year with a new food pyramid. Whole proteins, fruits, and vegetables are at the top, while processed foods—especially ultraprocessed foods—are out of favor. But this movement began long before...more

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Texas AG Settles Lawsuit That Cracked Down on COVID-Era Egg Prices

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On January 15, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced that the state had settled its long-running lawsuit against Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. over the prices that the company charged for eggs in the first months of the...more

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HHS and USDA Issue Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), 2025-2030. ...more

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The Week in Weed: January 2026 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see yet another attempt to legalize adult-use cannabis in New Hampshire. A new federal funding bill...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - January 2026

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Release of the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. On January 7, the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, January 2026

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Announces 2026 Annual Pesticide Maintenance Fee Forms Available To Download From EPA Website — Deadline For Paying Is January 15, 2026...more

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Hemp Industry Under Intensifying Legal Scrutiny

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In 2018, Congress passed the “Farm Bill” amending the Controlled Substances Act to remove hemp and hemp seeds from the federal definition of marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Deadline for Filing Annual Pesticide Production Reports — March 1, 2026

The March 1, 2026, deadline for all establishments, foreign and domestic, that produce pesticides, devices, or active ingredients to file their annual production for the 2025 reporting year is fast approaching. Pursuant to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 267

Food Venture Financing Trends - Presto, a restaurant technology and automation platform, has raised $10 million in funding....more

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Manure Digesters: Buffalo River Watershed Alliance and other Environmental Organizations Petition for Rulemaking to Deem Such...

The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance and 42 other environmental organizations (collectively, “BRWA”) submitted a Petition to the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service (“RBCS”) styled: ...more

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What Does the Revised Definition of Hemp Mean for Trademarks?

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Trademarks are generally recognized as an essential and major component of each company’s economic value. In fact, a well-recognized report indicates that company trademarks and other intellectual property assets represent...more

Holland & Hart LLP

the buzz: 2025 Year In Review

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As we reflect on the whirlwind that was 2025, we find ourselves cautiously optimistic about the path ahead for the cannabis industry. While the year brought both unprecedented federal action and intensifying challenges, we...more

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Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Farm Bureau Comments on the U.S. EPA Proposed Rule

The Arkansas Farm Bureau (“ARFB”) submitted January 5th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Corps of Engineers (collectively, “Corps”) on the proposed rule to revise the definition...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Treasury Issues Geographic Targeting Order to Banks in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties and FinCEN Alert to Combat Fraud in Minnesota

On January 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued a Geographic Targeting Order and FinCEN Alert to enhance financial activity reporting and combat fraud in Minnesota....more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

New York Cannabis Enforcement Is Shifting — and the Numbers Tell the Story

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Newly released year-end reports from the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), highlighted by CannabisWire, show a clear shift in the state’s cannabis enforcement landscape....more

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Business Considerations Amid Hemp Product Policy Change

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In passing the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Act, Congress closed the hemp loophole effective Nov. 12, 2026, sending shock waves through the estimated $30 billion national...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Blowing Smoke? White House Orders Completion of Marijuana Rescheduling, but Significant Hurdles Remain

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On December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that may breathe new life into efforts to move marijuana to a less restrictive schedule under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”)....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Proposed revisions to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act: Key developments and implications

On December 29, 2025, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) seeking public comment on potential revisions to the regulations implementing the Agricultural Foreign...more

J.S. Held

PFAS in Biosolids: What EPA’s Draft Risk Assessment Means for Industry and Municipalities

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2025 Draft Risk Assessment for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in biosolids, identifying potential human health risks under...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Medical Cannabis Finally Rolling in Alabama

In a monumental decision almost five years in the making, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission on Thursday issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to three applicants: GP6 Wellness LLC, RJK Holdings LLC and CCS of...more

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Ultra-Processed Food Regulations: 5 Things Food Companies Should Know

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Ultra-processed foods are a staple of diets throughout the nation. For many, these foods are more accessible, affordable and convenient due to their long shelf lives and ready-to-eat nature....more

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