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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
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
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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
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