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On August 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an updated guidance document regarding the substantiation of all animal-raising and environment-related claims on meat and poultry packaging. This new...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Lawmakers Introduce Bill Banning Commercial Octopus Farming - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a law that would ban commercial octopus farming in the United...more
In City of New York v Ball, 2024 NY Slip Op 24179 [Sup Ct, Albany County 2024], the Albany County Supreme Court upheld a determination of the Commissioner (“Commissioner”) of the Department of Agriculture and Markets...more
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Minister of Health recently announced the launch of a five-year review (Review) of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR),...more
On Jan. 1, 2024, California’s Proposition 12 (Prop 12) went into full effect, requiring certain farm owners, operators and distributors of covered farm animals such as egg-laying hens, commercial breeding pigs and veal calves...more
Several states have made attempts to provide the animal production industry protection against unlawful interference by enacting so-called Ag-Gag laws. A wave of litigation is challenging these laws as unconstitutional,...more
The winding path of Ag Gag legislation in Iowa has become significantly straighter in 2024. First, in January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed lower court rulings that blocked Iowa state laws seeking...more
Our last two alerts in this series covered key considerations for early-stage companies in the alternative protein industry and provided an overview of financing in the alternative protein industry. This alert follows those...more
Although colder weather makes spring construction seem far away, farmers and landowners would be wise to assess permitting and in-field environmental studies ahead of spring planting needs....more
Top water officials for the seven Colorado River Basin states met in December 2023 at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference to resume negotiating a new compromise for how they will share — and cut back on —...more
Following the social isolation and public health concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans reevaluated their health and wellness priorities, creating new opportunities for food systems companies to...more
Would FDA testing of feedlots for bacteria promote safer vegetables? Would it decrease the availability of and increase price of meat? You might ask, what do feedlots have to do with vegetables? Concentrated Animal Feeding...more
Recent disruptions in the global food supply chains have highlighted Africa's urgent need to become self-sufficient in food production. Traditionally, the continent has turned to small-scale community-based agricultural...more
Vertical farming is gaining momentum in Canada, driven in large part by changing consumer tastes, the need for greater sustainability and advanced technology....more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a proposed rule that would change the criteria for making voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in USA” claims for meat, poultry, and...more
The USDA’s wide-sweeping regulatory update may affect your company, even if it is only a small ingredient in the multi-billion dollar organic foods supply chain. On January 18, 2023, the USDA National Organic Program...more
Alberta is launching a new agri-processing tax credit in Spring 2023 to attract new large-scale investment to the sector and expand opportunities for primary producers....more
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf on Jan. 31, 2023, announced a proposed restructuring of the agency's Human Foods Program in an effort to improve coordination among the FDA offices. These...more
The 2022 Growing From Here Summit (GFHS) recently took place in Nisku, Alberta, bringing together agriculture and food businesses, government and stakeholders to learn from experts and champion regional growth in Leduc County...more
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance concerning regulatory oversight of food imported from Systems Recognition Arrangement (SRA) countries. FDA employs a Systems Recognition (SR)...more
In response to an industry petition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the poultry products inspection regulations to designate avian leukosis as a trimmable...more
This newsletter focuses on two recent legal updates in the agri-food sector: ..The Egalim 2 Law, adopted on 19 October 2021, is aimed to grant guaranties to the French food sector. More specifically, this law intends to...more
In recent years, consumers have expressed a growing interest in knowing where their food comes from and in sourcing that food directly from the producer. This style of marketing – popularly coined “farm-to-table” or...more
In this next video interview, Gould & Ratner's Ammara Khan talks with Linda Mallers, founder and CEO of FarmLogix, about her experience being a female entrepreneur from an immigrant family, working in the food technology...more
On May 17, 2021, Vermont enacted Act 31 (H.89), an Act Relating to Limiting Liability for Agritourism. Governor Scott signed the bill into law just in time for visitors to make their way to the Green Mountain State for a...more