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The National Bioengineered (GMO) Food Disclosure Standard

Sarah Everhart

Feb 12, 2019
3 min

The National Bioengineered (GMO) Food Disclosure Standard

By Sarah Everhart This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. On December 21, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service issued its final rule establishing the national bioengineered (BE) food disclosure standard (Standard)- in other words the federal GMO labeling law. You may remember back in 2016, in an attempt to prevent states from passing conflicting GMO labeling laws, Congress passe

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A Class Action Lawsuit Over Carnitas- Schneider, et al v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

Sarah Everhart

Oct 16, 2018
3 min

A Class Action Lawsuit Over Carnitas- Schneider, et al v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

By Sarah Everhart See here for the site’s reposting policy. On September 29, the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California granted a motion for class certification in Schneider, et al v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Case No. 16-cv-02200-HSG. The four plaintiffs in the case are alleging that Chipotle’s claims that its products were “non-GMO” and “GMO-free” violated California, Maryland, and New York consumer protection laws. According to Maryland’s consumer

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Paul Goeringer

Jan 17, 2017
5 min

Ag Law in Review: 2016 Edition

This post is not legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Although we are now into 2017, I want to take a look back at some of the big legal developments in the area of agricultural law during 2016. We saw a few important developments last year in the field and will probably see more in 2017 with a change in presidential administrations. Keep reading here, and this site will work to keep you updated on recent developments in 2017. Rise of Solar Energy Leasin

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Aug 15, 2016
5 min

GMO Labeling Timeline – What Happened and Why? Part II

By Mayhah Suri and Ashley Ellixson The past few weeks have been chock-full of developments on the genetically modified organisms (GMO) labeling front. Late last month, President Obama has signed a bill requiring all foods containing GM ingredients be labeled. Today is the second in a two-part blog post on this huge development in food law. For a refresher on what “GMO” means, check out Ashley’s post from last year. As mentioned in part one of this series , the U.S. Departmen

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Aug 11, 2016
4 min

GMO Labeling Timeline – What Happened and Why? Part I

By Mayhah Suri and Ashley Ellixson The past few weeks have been chock-full of developments on the genetically modified organisms (GMO) labeling front. As we reported in our news post last Friday, President Obama has signed a bill requiring all foods containing GM ingredients be labeled. Today is the first in a two-part blog post on this huge development in food law. This post lists the timeline of key events over the past three years which brought us to this point. The timeli

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Aug 5, 2016
2 min

Weekly News Update: August 5th Roundup

By Mayhah Suri GMO Labeling Bill Has Been Signed by Obama Nullifying Vermont’s Labeling Law President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that will require labeling of genetically modified ingredients for the first time. The legislation passed by Congress two weeks ago will require most food packages to carry a text label, a symbol or an electronic code readable by smartphone that indicates whether the food contains genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. The details of

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Jul 8, 2016
3 min

Weekly News Update: July 8th Edition

By Mayhah Suri Vermont Supermarkets Lose Products Over GMO Labeling Law New Hampshire shouldn’t be surprised to see a rush on its Utz and Wise chips and snacks, as well as drinks from Lipton and Schweppes. Stocks of each are among roughly 3,000 products that have been removed from shelves in Vermont grocery stores, because that approach was easier for the manufacturers than dealing with the state’s new GMO labeling law, which took effect July 1, Vermont’s Channel 3 News repor

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Jun 24, 2016
3 min

Weekly News Update: June 24th Edition

By Mayhah Suri In a Landmark Development, Egg Producers Will End Chick Culling A major step towards eliminating chick culling was announced last week by the Humane League, a smallish but increasingly powerful animal rights group. The Humane League has convinced the United Egg Producers, an agricultural cooperative that represents the companies responsible for about 95 percent of all eggs produced in the US, to make a major change. To read the full article click here: http://

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Mar 25, 2016
3 min

Weekly News Roundup: March 25th, 2016

By Mayhah Suri Farmer Support Office to Open in Easton Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture is pleased to announce the launch of its new Eastern Shore Program, tasked with helping new and existing Delmarva farmers innovate for greater profit and protection of the Bay. The new office will be located at 114 S. Washington Street, Suite 101, Easton, MD 21601 — but most of the time we will be traveling to farms and food businesses across the peninsula. For more infor

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