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Imagine this: you’ve got a weekend BBQ lined up with friends, and you’re ready to impress with mouthwatering steaks and chicken wings. You head to the supermarket, excited to pick the best cuts, but as you browse the meat and...more
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
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) (collectively, the Agency) on Aug. 7, 2024, issued a proposed rule aimed at reducing Salmonella contamination in raw poultry products...more
On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a proposed rule “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets,” which would define the types of conduct and...more
On June 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its proposed rule “Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems,” which USDA says will expand protections for broiler growers under the...more
On May 23, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published final guidelines to assist establishments and non-profits that donate or receive donated meat, poultry, and egg...more
On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its final determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) but appears ready-to-eat...more
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized its Inclusive Competition rule expanding protections for livestock and poultry farmers under the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA). The final rule carries...more
On November 2, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a final rule amending the National Organic Program (NOP) Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS Rule). The OLPS Rule adds specific requirements...more
As of June 21, 2023, two food companies have received a grant of inspection from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for their cell-cultivated chicken. This means the two companies, GOOD Meat (a division of Eat Just,...more
Recently, the United States General Accounting Office (GAO), which is a nonpartisan agency in the legislative branch, took on oversight of the executive branch agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) issued Directive 7800.1 on June 21, 2023, providing further insight into the agency’s inspection and verification activities for the...more
On April 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) but appears...more
On this episode, Amaru Sánchez and Bob Hibbert discuss trends you can expect to see in the food and drug space in the coming year. Beginning with the emerging market of cultivated protein, Amaru and Bob cover what is next for...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
The United States Department of Agriculture has issued a proposed rule expanding protections for livestock and poultry farmers under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The proposal would affect contracts between poultry...more
FTC Chair Lina Khan submitted a comment letter in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rule on transparency in poultry grower contracting and tournaments, which would require poultry corporations to...more
CSPI Urges FDA to Establish Standardized Front-of-Package Labeling - The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has filed a regulatory petition asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “to require on...more
FSIS has announced plans to declare Salmonella an adulterant in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) breaded and stuffed chicken products that may appear ready-to-eat (RTE). The change is not yet effective. FSIS has also highlighted...more
On June 7, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released in pre-publication form an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requesting general public comments on the tournament system used in poultry contracting...more
On May 26, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a long-anticipated proposed rule on performance-based poultry grower compensation, commonly called the “tournament system.” The proposal would...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
A variant of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – one that is not an immediate threat to humans – is on the move in the United States in both wild bird and domestic poultry flocks. USDA has confirmed the isolation of...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
USDA and DOJ have announced shared principles to drive antitrust enforcement in the meat and poultry supply chains. On January 3, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Merrick...more