The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday (March 16) added an amendment to the agriculture spending bill that says only USDA can require labeling of genetically engineered salmon. The language effectively blocks FDA from imposing GE salmon labels, a move proponents say is needed to prevent consumer confusion.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has taken aim at Swedish food company Oatly, saying that the company is “exploiting a lax regulatory environment” in the United States and mislabeling its products.

The Sioux Honey Association (SHA) is urging a California federal judge to dismiss a class action that alleges it is misleading consumers by labeling its Sue Bee honey products as "100% Pure" with trace levels of an herbicide.

Ocean Spray’s petition for a qualified health claim on the role of cranberry juice in preventing urinary tract infections (UTI) is not going down well with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

The ultimate goal of the efforts undertaken by organic producers to produce within the prescriptive guidelines is, of course, to be able to sell authenticated ‘organic’ products to the end-consumer.

The Trump administration’s latest Unified Agenda for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) forecasts finalizing two controversial proposed rules in the next year to establish the New Swine Inspection System (NSIS) and to allow the People’s Republic of China to export its own poultry products to the United States. The agenda also lists three new proposed rules.

A proposal announced today (May 11th) by the Mayor of London to ban junk food advertising from the entire “Transport for London” transportation network has been criticised as “paternalistic”.

Amid a growing national debate over whether “meat” should only apply to products that come from animals, and not used for those derived from plants or grown in a lab, the state of Missouri is debating a bill that could potentially restrict producers of meat alternatives from using the term.

Perdue Farms, Inc. plans to appeal the National Advertising Division’s (NAD) latest recommendation to change or stop its broadcast and YouTube ads for its Harvestland Organic chicken, which the advertising watchdog says imply that all the company’s chickens are raised organically.

The EU-Mexico trade deal that appears to enact new restrictions on the use of common cheese names is ringing alarm bells for U.S. dairy producers.

Beverage manufacturer Bai Brands is misleading consumers with product labels that suggest its antioxidant soft drinks are made from only natural ingredients but contain malic acid, according to a class action filed last week in a California federal court.

French MPs have voted in favour of legislation that bans producers from labelling plant-based products with meat-related names. The law will effectively ban foods marketed as vegetarian “steaks” and vegan “cheese”.

The Sioux Honey Association (SHA) is urging a California federal judge to dismiss a class action that alleges it is misleading consumers by labeling its Sue Bee honey products as "100% Pure" with trace levels of an herbicide.

Ocean Spray’s petition for a qualified health claim on the role of cranberry juice in preventing urinary tract infections (UTI) is not going down well with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

It is now five years since so-called ‘artificial meat’ was successfully grown in a Dutch laboratory at a cost in excess of $300,000 per lb. But cost of production of this proteinaceous substance, claimed to be an exact nutritional substitute for beef, pork or chicken meat produced on the farm, has now fallen dramatically.

FDA will not require recalls for products containing partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) that were introduced into commerce ahead of the swiftly approaching June 18 compliance date to phase them out, and the agency plans to clarify this in writing soon, Susan Mayne, director of FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), said last week at the Food and Drug law Institute (FDLI) meeting.

A new citizen petition from egg producer Pete and Gerry's Organics LLC is asking FDA to allow eggs to bear the “healthy” claim.

With sales growth of around 10% annually, the organics sector is on a strong upward curve. This special report for IEG Policy subscribers looks at the challenges and opportunities for the future of the organic industry in the EU, US and around the world.

Several senators led by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) are once again urging FDA to add sesame to the “Big 8” list of allergens that must be identified on food labels.

Barley and rye will not be added to the food allergen list anytime soon as FDA denied a 2008 petition asking for these to be included under the packaging disclosure law to protect people with gluten sensitivities.

While FDA recalls in the third quarter of 2017 have declined slightly compared to the first half of the year, the latest quarter also saw a spike in recalls caused by undeclared allergens. 

The House of Commons International Trade Committee has concluded the UK government should not enter into trade negotiations with the US without first establishing a “clear, comprehensive and evidence-based trade strategy.”

A new study published by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has found that food products linked to their place of origin promote sustainable development and can be worth 20% to 50% more in economic value.

The EU-Mexico trade deal that appears to enact new restrictions on the use of common cheese names is ringing alarm bells for U.S. dairy producers.