Kelly Damewood

Kelly Damewood is licensed to practice law in Oregon and calls Portland her home. She is the 2013-14 Marler Clark Graduate Assistant at Food Safety News, and a LLM Candidate in Agriculture and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Kel

Understanding Small Farm Exemptions Under FSMA's Produce Safety Rule

With the comment period finally closed on the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one step closer to

By Kelly Damewood

/ 13 Dec 2013

Tribes Frustrated with FDA's Failure to Consult Them on FSMA Rules

On Nov. 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosted a two-hour webinar with American Indian tribes to discuss FDA’s proposed rules on the Food Safety Modernization

By Kelly Damewood

/ 26 Nov 2013

FSMA Rules Pose Unique Hardships for Tribal Communities

The proposed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations have sparked debates about the costs of compliance and other impacts on small- to medium-sized producers. But American Indian tribes face notably

By Kelly Damewood

/ 20 Nov 2013

Colorado Considers Cannabis Potency Regulations

The Colorado Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) is hosting five working groups to establish additional regulations for retail sales of medicinal and recreational marijuana. The Mandatory Testing

By Kelly Damewood

/ 12 Nov 2013

Emerging Contaminants: Ag Runoff Poses Health Risks

The most well-documented impacts of agriculture runoff on human and ecological health are primarily related to nutrient pollution in water, where nitrogen and phosphorous from fertilizers cause oxygen-starved “dead zones”

By Kelly Damewood

/ 24 Oct 2013

Colorado Addresses Food Safety After Severe Floods

Colorado officials are working with farmers to address potential crop and soil contamination after severe flooding hit Northeastern Colorado last month. Their biggest challenge will likely be assessing flood-affected fields

By Kelly Damewood

/ 8 Oct 2013

Colorado Introduces New Standards for Marijuana-Infused Food

Among other new regulations for medical and recreational marijuana sales, Colorado recently created labeling, packaging, and safety standards for marijuana-infused food. For the most part, regulators, food manufacturers, and cannabis

By Kelly Damewood

/ 25 Sep 2013

FDA Finally Addresses Tribes on FSMA

Last Thursday, two months before comments close on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety and Preventive Controls for Human Food rules, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

By Kelly Damewood

/ 16 Sep 2013

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Kelly Damewood

Understanding Small Farm Exemptions Under FSMA's Produce Safety Rule

Tribes Frustrated with FDA's Failure to Consult Them on FSMA Rules

FSMA Rules Pose Unique Hardships for Tribal Communities

Colorado Considers Cannabis Potency Regulations

Emerging Contaminants: Ag Runoff Poses Health Risks

Colorado Addresses Food Safety After Severe Floods

Colorado Introduces New Standards for Marijuana-Infused Food

FDA Finally Addresses Tribes on FSMA