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6/18/2025 6:12:29 PM

Did I read this right? A favorable food and beverage Proposition 65 decision from a California court?

By Paul Benson

Most companies I work with who do business in California have little good to say about California's Proposition 65 law. It requires...

6/9/2025 7:57:25 PM

California bill would ban ultra-processed foods from school lunch programs, if they can come up with a definition.

By Paul Benson

California wants to be the first state in the nation to ban ultra-processed foods in public school lunches. If – and it's a big if – its...

6/3/2025 12:17:11 AM

The FDA has redefined what it means for a food product to be called "healthy." Here's what that means for you.

By Paul Benson

I was in my fourth year of practice as a food and beverage lawyer in 1994. That was the last time FDA defined what qualifies as a...

5/28/2025 12:44:21 PM

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report is out. Will it live up to its title?

By Paul Benson

When President Trump appointed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. the Health and Human Services Secretary, both promised a major overhaul of the...

4/24/2025 6:40:10 PM

Bye-Bye Petroleum-Based Dyes

By David Crass

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services, along with the Food and Drug Administration, announced efforts to phase out a...

4/17/2025 4:26:15 PM

Opportunity to Suggest Changes to Federal Regulations

By Todd Palmer

Do you have a regulation that you think should be changed or rescinded? Well, now is your chance to formally make that request. The...

4/2/2025 1:05:51 PM

EPA Warns of Fraudsters Issuing Fake NOV Letters

By Todd Palmer

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General has issued an alert warning against a phishing scam involving fake...

3/26/2025 8:00:34 PM

FDA Announces Online Tool to Access Consolidated Contaminant List in Food

By David Crass

The day before the Senate confirmed this week's new FDA Chair, Dr. Marty Makary, the Agency released a searchable, online tool of a...

3/4/2025 7:51:13 PM

SCOTUS Vacates "End-Result" Requirements from NPDES Permits

By David Crass

On March 4, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision (linked below) in the City and County of San Francisco v. EPA case...

2/26/2025 9:56:18 PM

USDA Announces 5-Step Plan to Respond to Avian Influenza

By David Crass

In just her second week on the job, recently confirmed USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced today a five-pronged strategy and a $1...

2/20/2025 8:00:03 PM

Domestic Fluid Milk Gains First in 15 Years and Cheese Exports Bounce in 2024

By David Crass

There are some positive signs from 2024 for the dairy industry moving forward, although headwinds are ever-present, particularly as trade...

2/20/2025 3:32:29 PM

H5N1 in Dairy Update - New Strain; Raw Milk Testing

By David Crass

I haven't posted on this topic in a while because it seems like the situation changes almost daily. But here is the latest. This month, a...

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Did I read this right? A favorable food and beverage Proposition 65 decision from a California court?

California bill would ban ultra-processed foods from school lunch programs, if they can come up with a definition.

The FDA has redefined what it means for a food product to be called "healthy." Here's what that means for you.

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report is out. Will it live up to its title?

Bye-Bye Petroleum-Based Dyes

Opportunity to Suggest Changes to Federal Regulations

EPA Warns of Fraudsters Issuing Fake NOV Letters

FDA Announces Online Tool to Access Consolidated Contaminant List in Food

SCOTUS Vacates "End-Result" Requirements from NPDES Permits

USDA Announces 5-Step Plan to Respond to Avian Influenza

Domestic Fluid Milk Gains First in 15 Years and Cheese Exports Bounce in 2024

H5N1 in Dairy Update - New Strain; Raw Milk Testing