Food Policy & Law

Stay informed about regulatory actions, legal developments, and policy changes affecting food safety. Our coverage tracks FDA warnings, enforcement actions, industry lawsuits, and legislative updates that shape food safety standards. From import restrictions to compliance guidance, we help you understand the regulatory landscape and its impact on public health and the food supply.

Bill patches up tensions between state and FDA for ‘consumers’ best interests’

The public has the right to know. But does it? When it comes to food safety, that was the question at the heart of tensions between Washington state and the

By Cookson Beecher

/ 26 Jul 2019

Bill patches up tensions between state and FDA for ‘consumers’ best interests’

FDA uses its power to suspend food facility registration for sixth time

Topway Enterprises Inc, doing business as Kazy’s Gourmet in Houston, has lost the federal registration required to sell or distribute food. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Jul 2019

FDA uses its power to suspend food facility registration for sixth time

EU sets rules for controls after third country refusal

The European Commission is looking at rules that some animals and goods imported into or transiting through the area must be subject to before they can enter the region. It

By News Desk

/ 24 Jul 2019

EU sets rules for controls after third country refusal

Step by step, program by program, food safety leaders in government plan to make a difference

LOUISVILLE, KY — New blood in the nation’s top two food safety jobs is promising a new era of food safety in the United States as the FDA and USDA

By Coral Beach

/ 23 Jul 2019

Step by step, program by program, food safety leaders in government plan to make a difference

U.S. Attorneys for Arkansas win consent decree for FDA enforcement for food warehouses

Without much attention last November, on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized the contents of several Arkansas food warehouses. The federal district court ordered

By News Desk

/ 23 Jul 2019

U.S. Attorneys for Arkansas win consent decree for FDA enforcement for food warehouses

EPA permits agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos until at least 2020

The federal Environmental Protect Agency has tossed another petition calling for a ban on the agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos. Two years ago, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt denied requests fo revoke all

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jul 2019

EPA permits agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos until at least 2020

Japanese seafood processor gets warning letter for operating without HACCP plan

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unresolved issues with the Tsukiji Motohiko Co. Ltd. located in the Kato area of Tokyo, according to a recently released May

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Jul 2019

Japanese seafood processor gets warning letter for operating without HACCP plan

FSIS rules against meat and poultry warning labels about colorectal cancer risk

Increased risk of colon and rectal cancer from frequent consumption of processed meats and poultry does not merit warning labels for those products, according to a USDA ruling. USDA’s

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Jul 2019

FSIS rules against meat and poultry warning labels about colorectal cancer risk

UK-USA research team finds pitfalls, opportunities for lab-grown meat

An independent international research team has stepped forward with cues and pointers for the fledgling lab-grown meat industry. Authors, Christopher Bryand, and Courtney Dillard say “cultured meat,” as they call

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Jul 2019

UK-USA research team finds pitfalls, opportunities for lab-grown meat

Hepatitis A outbreak prompts city to consider restaurant ratings

The Coast Guard’s 65 signal flags and pennants were part of Scott Benson’s life for 20 years. He retired with the rank of Commander and now finds himself

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Jul 2019

Hepatitis A outbreak prompts city to consider restaurant ratings

Amos Miller gets his legal team back together and plans to fight FSIS in federal court

Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm had to terminate their defense attorneys two years ago during a federal court case because Miller couldn’t pay all the legal bills.

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Jul 2019

Amos Miller gets his legal team back together and plans to fight FSIS in federal court

Import alerts include cheese, seafood, herbs, pet treats, allergens, misbranding

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent

By News Desk

/ 17 Jul 2019

Import alerts include cheese, seafood, herbs, pet treats, allergens, misbranding

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Food Policy & Law

Bill patches up tensions between state and FDA for ‘consumers’ best interests’

FDA uses its power to suspend food facility registration for sixth time

EU sets rules for controls after third country refusal

Step by step, program by program, food safety leaders in government plan to make a difference

U.S. Attorneys for Arkansas win consent decree for FDA enforcement for food warehouses

EPA permits agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos until at least 2020

Japanese seafood processor gets warning letter for operating without HACCP plan

FSIS rules against meat and poultry warning labels about colorectal cancer risk

UK-USA research team finds pitfalls, opportunities for lab-grown meat

Hepatitis A outbreak prompts city to consider restaurant ratings

Amos Miller gets his legal team back together and plans to fight FSIS in federal court

Import alerts include cheese, seafood, herbs, pet treats, allergens, misbranding

Your Support Protects Public Health