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Environmental Claims - Summary of the Green Guides
The FTC provided a summary of their Green Guides available here .
US, Canada Reach Agreement on Organic Ruminant Stocking Rates
The Agriculture Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture announced an agreement reached with Canada’s Food Inspection Agency that will provide U.S. organic dairy, beef, sheep, goat and bison…
New USDA Final Rule Raises Nutrition Quality Standards for Meals Served at School
On January 25, 2012, the Food Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued a final rule that substantially modifies the menu planning and nutrition requirements for the National School Lunch…
Fourth Circuit Clarifies Scope of Federal Preemption for Requirements Governing Medical Devices
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a West Virginia federal district court's holding that a plaintiff's common law tort claim was preempted by the 1976 Medical Device Amendments…
Supreme Court Unanimously Holds California Law Prohibiting Sale, Processing or Holding of Nonambulatory Pigs Expressly Preempted under the Federal Meat Inspection Act
In a unanimous opinion published on January 23, 2012, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and held that a California law prohibiting the sale, processing or holding of a nonambulatory animal…