Food Policy & Law

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Owner of raw milk creamery behind fatal outbreak sentenced to probation

A man who owned a raw milk creamery behind the deaths of two people has been sentenced to probation. U.S. Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley Dancks in New York sentenced

By News Desk

/ 10 Jul 2024

Owner of raw milk creamery behind fatal outbreak sentenced to probation

FDA moves to remove brominated vegetable oil from soft drinks

The Food and Drug Administration is revoking permission for food companies to use brominated vegetable oil. The revocation goes into effect on Aug. 2 with a compliance date one year

By Coral Beach

/ 10 Jul 2024

FDA moves to remove brominated vegetable oil from soft drinks

FDA invokes import restrictions on imported foods because of pesticides and Salmonella

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

By News Desk

/ 10 Jul 2024

FDA invokes import restrictions on imported foods because of pesticides and Salmonella

Organic association suggests Perdue Farms’ petition needs some work

Perdue Farms LLC petitioned the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in March of 2023 requesting that the service conduct a rulemaking process to define separate “free range” and “pasture-raised”

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Jul 2024

Organic association suggests Perdue Farms’ petition needs some work

FDA warns food firms in Iowa and Michigan about misbranding violations and more

The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement activities. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or

By News Desk

/ 8 Jul 2024

FDA warns food firms in Iowa and Michigan about misbranding violations and more

Safeguarding food safety post-Supreme Court’s decision on Chevron Deference

The recent Supreme Court decision to eliminate Chevron deference marks a pivotal shift in how federal agencies interpret and enforce laws. Established in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural

By Darin Detwiler

/ 5 Jul 2024

Safeguarding food safety post-Supreme Court’s decision on Chevron Deference

What’s Chevron got to do with food safety?

— OPINION — In case you missed it, among the Supreme Court’s panoply of precedent shredding opinions last week was one that overruled the court’s watershed 1984 decision in Chevron

By Thomas Gremillion

/ 4 Jul 2024

What’s Chevron got to do with food safety?

The end of Chevron doctrine does not end food safety regulation, but it may make it more difficult

The “Chevron deference or doctrine” that bit the dust last week when the Supreme Court nixed it means courts will no longer defer to federal agencies’ interpretation of ambiguous laws.

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Jul 2024

The end of Chevron doctrine does not end food safety regulation, but it may make it more difficult

Bimbo Bakeries and another Pennsylvania bakery firm warned over violations of federal regulations

The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement activities. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or

By News Desk

/ 1 Jul 2024

Bimbo Bakeries and another Pennsylvania bakery firm warned over violations of federal regulations

FDA outlines new materials to help industry meet requirements in traceability rule

The FDA has published new resources to help industry comply with the Food Traceability Rule. These include: * A downloadable, electronic sortable spreadsheet template; * Minor revisions to the Food Traceability List

By News Desk

/ 29 Jun 2024

FDA outlines new materials to help industry meet requirements in traceability rule

Colorado reworks its 2-year-old ‘Forever Chemicals’ law

The Colorado Legislature has passed, and Gov. Jared Polis has signed, a bill that updates the PFAS Act that was adopted only two years ago. The unusual move shows the

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Jun 2024

Colorado reworks its 2-year-old ‘Forever Chemicals’ law

Parnell brothers want to consolidate cases for oral arguments at Appeals Court

Within a few days of one another in 2019, brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell filed separate 2255 Motions for release from their convictions and sentences, which were handed down in

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Jun 2024

Parnell brothers want to consolidate cases for oral arguments at Appeals Court

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Food Policy & Law

Owner of raw milk creamery behind fatal outbreak sentenced to probation

FDA moves to remove brominated vegetable oil from soft drinks

FDA invokes import restrictions on imported foods because of pesticides and Salmonella

Organic association suggests Perdue Farms’ petition needs some work

FDA warns food firms in Iowa and Michigan about misbranding violations and more

Safeguarding food safety post-Supreme Court’s decision on Chevron Deference

What’s Chevron got to do with food safety?

The end of Chevron doctrine does not end food safety regulation, but it may make it more difficult

Bimbo Bakeries and another Pennsylvania bakery firm warned over violations of federal regulations

FDA outlines new materials to help industry meet requirements in traceability rule

Colorado reworks its 2-year-old ‘Forever Chemicals’ law

Parnell brothers want to consolidate cases for oral arguments at Appeals Court