First 60 Days of the Trump Administration: Food and Agriculture Policy
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?
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A Look Into the FDA and USDA Regulatory Regimes
How Technology Has Transformed Today’s Agriculture Commodities Market
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[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech Episode 2
USDA FSIS Proposes to Declare Salmonella an Adulterant in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
Wiley Webinar: Biotech Briefings – U.S. Department of Agriculture – Plant Pests and Importation Part 330
From FDA to USDA – the Alphabet Soup of Regulatory Agencies and How the Government Has Permitted Some Flexibility During the Pandemic
Canna We Talk Cannabis? Emerging Topics in Cannabis Law
Nota Bene Episode 38: How Regulations Surrounding the Food Industry are Evolving with Michael Roberts and Sascha Henry
The legal status of cannabis and hemp in the United States remains uncertain, which makes the executive branch’s policy stance on these issues extremely pertinent to the future of these industries. Cannabis remains federally...more
Almost exactly two years to the day from when Hurricane Ian (Category 4) struck Florida’s western coast near Cayo Costa, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene, also a catastrophic Category 4 storm with winds topping...more
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly hosted a public meeting of the interagency “Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Business Practices.” The meeting was a continuation of...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on August 1, 2024 co-hosted the first public meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force), formed by President Joseph Biden...more
On August 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) virtually cohosted the first public meeting of the multiagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force), focused on antitrust...more
At its first public meeting, the federal interagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing signaled a priority of lowering U.S. retail prices. Our Antitrust Team highlights what businesses should know going forward....more
Arising out of a March 2024 meeting of the White House Competition Council, President Biden announced the launch of a Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing designed "to strengthen interagency efforts to root out and stop...more
After overhauling its biotechnology regulations for plants developed using genetic engineering, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) is again reevaluating its...more
On March 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its report on “More and Better Choices for Farmers: Promoting Fair Competition and Innovation in Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs,” which was prepared in...more
It has been almost 40 years since Bruce Springsteen first famously celebrated being American-made with his hit "Born in the USA." From an advertising industry perspective, this song's lasting popularity is no surprise;...more
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, you have probably heard that there is a turkey shortage – brought about by a combination of rising costs for feed and fuel, continued labor shortages, and – if that were not enough –a...more
Introduction - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has committed to aggressively investigate and prosecute COVID-19-related fraud schemes, particularly those involving government funding programs created or broadened...more
On September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian, a catastrophic Category 4 storm with winds topping 140mph and a storm surge of up to 18 feet made landfall on the western coast of Florida near Cayo Costa, Florida. The following day,...more
DOJ Indicts 47 Individuals in Largest COVID-19 Fraud Scheme To Date - On September 20, 2022, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced federal criminal charges against 47 defendants from the nonprofit, Feeding Our...more
It has been one year since President Biden signed a far-reaching, industry-spanning Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Executive Order outlines a “whole-of-government” approach to...more
Earlier this month — July 9, 2022 — marked the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (Executive Order). The Executive Order was notable in its breadth and...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week, and they are gearing up for a busy calendar crunch ahead of their August recess, which begins on July 29 and August...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are back in session this week. The House plans to vote on numerous Education and Labor, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House is in a committee work period, and the Senate is in session this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is planning a procedural vote this week...more
President Joe Biden issued Executive Order 14036 on Promoting Competition in the American Economy on July 9, 2021. Touting the advantages of an “open and competitive economy,” the executive order highlights how competitive...more
The first year of the Biden Administration marked the passage of major spending packages, including the American Rescue Plan and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Yet, with President Biden’s social spending package,...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. The House plans to vote on bills related to the postal service, foreign affairs, and sexual assault and...more
The meat processing sector has been in the crosshairs of the federal government over that last several years due to increased consumer prices for meat products and complaints from farmers and ranchers. These complaints have...more
On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (see recent alert here). The EO includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies in an...more
On July 9, President Biden signed an executive order on promoting competition in the American economy, listing broad priorities for antitrust enforcement. In conjunction with this order, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and...more