Can Food Really Be Medicine? Transforming Health Care One Bite at a Time – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Podcast - 2024 Election Impacts on Food and Agriculture Policy
GLP-1 Drugs and Cultivated Meat: What’s the Impact on the Food and Agriculture Industry?
Video: Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: Innovating USDA Science with Sanah Baig, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: A Discussion on Scaling in Food and Other Industries
A Look Into the FDA and USDA Regulatory Regimes
How Restaurants Are Adapting to the Post-COVID World
Cybersecurity Threats Facing Food and Agribusiness Companies & the Preparation and Protection Safeguards to Help Mitigate Them
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast S2E5: Jeffrey Chang, President of FPS Food Process Solutions, On Starting a Commercial Manufacturing Business as an Immigrant and the Opportunities for the Industry
[Podcast] Cellular Agriculture and the Evolving Legal/Regulatory Landscape: A Conversation with Ahmed Khan
USDA FSIS Proposes to Declare Salmonella an Adulterant in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Business Divorces in the Food and Supplements Space
The Buzz, An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 50: Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Julie mEdich and John Skvarla
The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine and the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Industry — What You Need to Know
Analyzing the Growing Complexity of Food Law, Industry Advances and the Road Ahead Under a New Administration
From Regenerative Agriculture to Transparent Processes — Organic Farming and Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities
From FDA to USDA – the Alphabet Soup of Regulatory Agencies and How the Government Has Permitted Some Flexibility During the Pandemic
From Business Viability and Cashflow Analysis to First Payment Rights — Restructuring and Bankruptcy Considerations for the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Industry
From Farm to Shelf – COVID’s Impact on Global Supply Chains
Episode #3 - Taufeek Shah of Lola's Fine Hot Sauce: From Farmer's Markets to Supermarkets
On December 6, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing a sweeping federal inquiry into alleged price-fixing and other anticompetitive conduct across the U.S. food supply chain. The Order is framed explicitly...more
Federal, state, and private actions are accelerating across color additives, labeling and packaging, heavy metals, ultraprocessed foods, and insurance preparedness. As the regulatory landscape continues to rapidly evolve,...more
The Southern District of Florida granted The Hershey Company’s motion to dismiss a proposed class action alleging deceptive packaging for its seasonal Reese’s Peanut Butter Shapes, holding that the plaintiffs failed to allege...more
Food companies face a rapidly shifting litigation landscape on three fronts: (1) state laws requiring on-package warnings for certain food ingredients (e.g., Louisiana S.B. 14; Texas S.B. 25), (2) state bans targeting...more
Louisiana’s SB 14, signed into law on June 20, 2025, takes a different approach from Texas. Effective January 1, 2028, any food sold in Louisiana containing any of 44 specified ingredients (many overlapping with Texas’ list)...more
In the food and agribusiness industry, trust is everything. Whether you're growing it, packing it, or selling it, your reputation rides on safety, ethics, and transparency. That’s where whistleblowing comes in, and why...more
In the food and beverage industry, both utility and design patents can be vital to intellectual property protection. They allow companies to mark their products as patented or use the label “Patent Pending,” warning potential...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
Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced much-anticipated legislation this month that seeks to reform the process by which “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) substances are assessed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more
Thanksgiving is finally here, which means the turkey gets its annual moment in the spotlight. For 364 days a year, the turkey is just trying to fit in. It was forced to take on roles it never auditioned for. Turkey bacon....more
Texas SB 25, signed into law on June 22, 2025, requires packaged human food in Texas after January 1, 2027, to display a conspicuous warning if the product contains any of 44 specified ingredients required by the U.S. Food...more
Depuis l’imposition généralisée de tarifs douaniers américains sur les produits canadiens en mars 2025, les consommateurs canadiens s’efforcent d’acheter des produits locaux ou des produits canadiens, y compris à l’épicerie....more
Food Venture Financing Trends - TreeHouse Foods, a manufacturer of private label food products, will be acquired by Investindustrial for $2.9 billion....more
On October 29, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Mindy Brashears, PhD, to serve as the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety. Dr. Brashears, a...more
Key Takeaways - What happened: California enacted the first state ban on certain ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) in public school meals....more
We all have childhood memories of it: the sweet tang of fruit jelly mixed with the salty crunch of rich peanut butter, sandwiched between two pieces of soft sliced bread. Maybe you preferred it with the crusts on, cut along...more
On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the deployment of its own artificial intelligence system, “Elsa.” The large language model-powered system was scheduled for full-scale implementation...more
Takeaway: It seems that there are more and more cases being filed today that advance cutting-edge legal theories: cases seeking to hold energy companies liable for climate change; cases alleging that social media platforms...more
In the current regulatory environment, both buyers and sellers of companies within the food industry face significant challenges navigating regulatory requirements. In this article, we discuss how to assess and quantify...more
On April 22, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services and FDA announced plans to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic food dyes as part of the MAHA initiative. The FDA intends to set a national timeline for...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Ecorobotix, an agtech startup that produces smart spraying systems for crop protection products, announced that it raised $150 million across its Series C financing round in 2024 and Series...more
As U.S. tariffs make Canadian consumers more inclined to purchase Canadian-produced goods, regulators have noted a rise in “maple washing” - the use of Canadian-themed branding (such as maple leaves, “packaged in Canada,”...more
On October 8, California Governor Newsom signed AB 1264 into law. The law will begin phasing out ultra-processed foods (UPFs) of concern from California schools by July 1, 2029. By July 1, 2032, vendors will be prohibited...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - SwarmFarm Robotics, an agtech company, has raised $30 million to support US growth of its integrated automation technology....more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has issued an updated alert on elevated lead levels found in multiple ground cinnamon products, raising serious food safety and compliance concerns. Brands, manufacturers and...more