labeling law

The Department of Agriculture is seeking your thoughts regarding the labeling of meat and poultry products made using cultured cells derived from animals. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking Thursday to solicit comments. FSI ...

Oklahoma has a new law governing labeling for some vegan products. A vegan company doesn’t like that and has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of western Oklahoma. The suit was filed by Upton’s Naturals Company, an Illinois-based business that sells plant-based foods, and the Plant-Based Foods Association, a group with 170 members. The Tul ...

Cattlemen across the Northwest and across the country are watching the growing number of alternative proteins coming on the market.  How’s the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association responding when it comes to the regulatory front as well as PR?   “We’ve ...

Heading into 2020, the National Milk Producers Federation says two major actions gave dairy producers reason for optimism when it comes to FDA and labeling enforcement.   First, the Senate confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to lead the FDA December 12th.  Du...

For a long time, several Ag groups, including the National Milk Producers Federation, have called on the FDA to crack down on what they call confusing or misleading branding.   Case in point, Country Crock’s Plant Based butter.  Jim Mulh...

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, otherwise known as a national GMO labeling rule, is intended to require the disclosure of bioengineered food ingredients. The standard was signed into law last year and gave USDA two years to come up with a rule by July 2018...