The United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") published the Strengthening Organic Enforcement ("SOE") Final Rule to improve farm-to-market traceability, deter and detect instances of organic fraud, increase oversight,...more
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Effective January 1, 2022, food manufacturers must now comply with the U.S. Department of Agriculture ("USDA")'s National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, 7 CFR Part 66 (the "BE Disclosure Standard"...more
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FDA Announces Intention to Not Enforce Certain FSMA Final Rules Provisions -
On January 4, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") issued a guidance announcing that it does not intend to enforce...more
1/16/2018
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USDA Inspector General Recommends Reform of AMS Organic Program for Imports -
The USDA Inspector General ("IG") reviewed the Agricultural Marketing Service's ("AMS") process used in determining whether exporting...more
11/21/2017
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FDA Proposes New Compliance Dates for the Water Provisions of the Produce Safety Final Rule -
On September 13, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule to extend, for covered produce...more
9/30/2017
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On June 13, 2017, FDA delayed the compliance date for the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label and Serving Size final rules, providing additional time for implementation. The rules were finalized in May 2016 and...more
7/6/2017
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On May 9, 2017, the Senate confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as the next FDA commissioner. With a 57-42 vote, the Senate filled the commissioner position most recently held by Dr. Robert Califf, who resigned in January 2017 and...more
5/19/2017
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