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The Executive Order issued on January 20, 2026, titled “Stopping Wall Street From Competing with Main Street Homebuyers,” directs a coordinated federal response to limit the use of federally backed programs in facilitating...more
The Department of Justice’s scrutiny of egg pricing has blown up into one of the most aggressive federal antitrust initiatives in the agricultural sector in decades....more
On November 12, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) that was subsequently signed by President Trump to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The CR opens the government after 43...more
Tennessee’s new law for Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids starts New Year’s Day 2026. Here is the latest....more
Shock. Grief. Dismay. Desperation. Just a few of the emotions I have encountered during countless phone calls and meetings with stakeholders in the hemp industry since the federal government enacted a law that would...more
Perkins Coie is pleased to publish its Q3 Food and CPG Legal Trends Report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends. In the third quarter of 2025, the Consumer...more
Earlier this year, Foley & Lardner reported on the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division’s announced plans to ramp up civil and criminal antitrust enforcement in the agriculture sector. Recent actions taken by the...more
A Ninth Circuit decision on bioengineered foods labeling, a state AG inquiry into grocery prices, an agreement in a New York "greenwashing" investigation, a lawsuit challenging the number of servings in a "Family Size" box,...more
You’re awake. This is real. Yes, the federal government just passed a law that, if it goes into effect in its current form in a year, will essentially destroy the non-industrial hemp industry as it exists today. So now what?...more
Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell and California AG Rob Bonta co-led a group of 23 Democratic AGs and three governors in filing a renewed motion for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more
Ohio AG Dave Yost led a group of 19 Republican AGs in sending a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, asking him to ensure the continuation of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the...more
Welcome to the Eyes on Washington: Shutdown Briefing. During the federal government shutdown, we will be sharing concise, client-focused updates to help you stay informed on key developments, legislative dynamics and...more
October 7, 2025 marks Day 7 of the government shutdown. Multiple press reports indicate not much progress has been made thus far in resolving the shutdown dispute. On a Sunday morning show on Fox News, Senate Majority Leader...more
A group of 20 Democratic AGs and the Governor of Kentucky obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) barring the U.S. Department of Agriculture from requiring states to produce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...more
On September 16, 2025, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1264 (AB 1264), creating a statutory definition of “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) and requiring the removal of certain “UPFs of concern” from school meal...more
A resurgence of the New World Screwworm (NWS), a parasitic pest eradicated from North America in the 1960s, is generating alarm among U.S. livestock producers and lawmakers. A new wave of NWS outbreaks has emerged in Central...more
The FDA and USDA are moving toward a national definition of “ultra-processed foods” (“UPFs”), an issue that could reshape food labeling and marketing practices across the United States. Comments are due by September 23, 2025....more
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson submitted a report to the Office of Management and Budget recommending deletion or modification of more than 125 federal regulations he views as anticompetitive. ...more
The Make America Healthy Again Commission’s new strategy report outlines the Trump Administration’s plans to combat chronic disease in children, with potentially far-reaching implications for regulated industries. Our Food &...more
Across the United States, policymakers are embracing the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda by targeting synthetic additives, artificial dyes and ultra‑processed foods. These state and federal actions mark a broader shift...more
On September 9, 2025, the Make America Healthy Again Commission published the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report”. The Report sets out more than 120 actions to reshape U.S. food policy and regulation,...more
THCA flower has rapidly become one of the more controversial products in the hemp industry. Marketed as federally legal hemp, THCA flower looks, smells, and is consumed just like cannabis. Yet, the specifics of its legal...more
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced the next Water Well Construction Committee (“Committee”) will meet on September 10th. The Committee will meet at 9:30 A.M. at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) recently published its 2024 Annual Report. Filing volume for both declarations and notices remains lower compared to their peaks in 2021 and 2022, respectively....more
Eighteen Democratic AGs have submitted formal comment letters to several federal agencies urging them to withdraw recently issued final rules that rescind regulations implementing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...more