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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Council of the EU Agrees on Negotiating Mandate on Plants Obtained by New Genomic Techniques

The Council of the European Union (EU) announced on March 14, 2025, that the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the EU (Coreper) endorsed the Council’s negotiating mandate on...more

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USDA publishes updated Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims

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Last month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published an updated Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims....more

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EPA Announces Public Comment Period for Application of Proposed New Herbicide Product Containing Dicamba from Bayer CropScience

On May 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it received an application from Bayer CropScience LP for a new product containing the currently registered active ingredient dicamba. The proposed...more

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Folks Might Be Chicken to Using Green Seals After Reading This NAD Case

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Last week, we blogged about an environmental ESG NAD challenge brought by an advocacy group; this week features a blog about an animal welfare ESG NAD challenge also brought by an advocacy group. The challenge was...more

Butler Snow LLP

Organic Overhaul: USDA’s New Rule Beefs Up Organic Product Regulation for the First Time in Three Decades

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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

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New DEA Rule May Threaten CBD Manufacturing

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A forthcoming rule from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has caused considerable concern within the cannabidiol (CBD) industry. The anticipated rule relates to the distinction made in the 2018 Farm Bill that removed...more

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5 KEY TAKEAWAYS: Recent Trends in Food & Wine Industry and Their Legal Implications Meat & Dairy Labeling Laws

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Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Joseph R. Snyder and Del Monte General Counsel William Sawyers recently spoke at the Contra Costa County Bar Association’s 25th Annual MCLE Spectacular in Walnut Creek, California on “Recent Trends...more

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What Rules Will Govern Claims Relating to CBD in Food, Beverages and Supplements?

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Within the last two months, three class action lawsuits have been filed in federal courts against companies that sell ingestible products containing cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical compound found in the cannabis plant, alleging...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Animal Welfare Labeling Can Be Litigation Trap For Farms, Food Industry And Restaurants

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Including animal care standards in advertising, on websites and in labeling is a growing trend among food-related businesses that can have unintended – and costly – consequences. Animal rights organizations pressure animal...more

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Pesticide Definition: California Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Fine for Failure to Register

The Court of Appeals (“Court of Appeals”) of the State of California (Fifth Appellate District) addressed an appeal of an administrative decision of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (“DPR”) involving the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

USDA and FDA Announce Proposed Bioengineered Disclosure Rules and Labeling Rule Compliance Date Changes

Both the USDA and the FDA recently released updates to food labeling regulations that will significantly affect food manufacturers. On Friday, May 4, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the USDA proposed a rule...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

California DPR Identifies Top Ten Agricultural Pesticide Use Violations of 2017

On April 23, 2018, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) circulated a presentation entitled “Top 10 Agricultural Pesticide Use Violations of 2017” that identifies the top ten agricultural most common...more

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