6 Reasons Why Eggs Are So Expensive Right NowBy Grace Hussain & Julieta CardenasFood Law, May 2024The price of eggs has been driven up by a variety of factors, most notably by inflation and one of the most severe avian flu pandemics in recent history.
Labeling on SnacksBy Lynne OsfeldFood Law, May 2024There is a growing movement to put labels on the front of the food packaging and to use color coding to emphasize high quantities of things like sugar and salt.
Webinar Series for the National Agricultural Law CenterBy Angela PetersFood Law, May 2024As part of its mission, the National Agricultural Law Center is hosting a series of webinars on current and emerging important agricultural and food law topics.
Farm Animal Housing in 2024: Laws, Proposals and ChallengesFood Law, April 2024Updates on the current landscape of food law issues since the U.S. Supreme Court found in favor of California in 2023, allowing Proposal 12 to go into effect as written.
The Flinn ReportFood Law, April 2024The Flinn Report is a weekly summary of regulatory actions of state agencies published in the Illinois Register and action taken by the Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
Meet On Food LawFood Law, April 2024On Food Law is a food and policy blog that serves as a forum for food law scholars, policymakers, media, the food industry, and the interested public to engage with and discuss research in and ideas about food law and policy.
8 Alternative Protein Market Predictions for 2024By Bjorn OlafssonFood Law, March 2024The biggest trends to look out for as the alternative protein sector aims to further enshrine itself in mainstream eating habits.
Sierra Club Northwest Cook County Group’s March MeetingFood Law, March 2024Learn about the essential role of native plants and receive seed packs to be a part of local habitat preservation at the March meeting of the Sierra Club Northwest Cook County.
211 Members of Congress Now Oppose the EATS ActBy Bjorn OlafssonFood Law, February 2024The federal bill that would gut states’ rights to regulate the way animals are farmed for meat is facing strong opposition
The Flinn ReportFood Law, February 2024The Flinn Report is a weekly summary of regulatory actions of state agencies published in the Illinois Register and action taken by the Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
The Flinn ReportFood Law, January 2024The Flinn Report is a weekly summary of regulatory actions of state agencies published in the Illinois Register and action taken by the Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
Food and Ag Issues UpdateBy Lynne R. OstfeldAgricultural Law, January 2024Summaries of the food law presentations delivered by attorneys at the Congress of the Union International des Avocats in Rome.
Food and Our Laboratories of DemocracyBy A. Bryan Endres & Jessica L. GuarinoCorporate Law Departments, January 2024One of the more recent state food regulatory developments is California Assembly Bill 418. Effective January 1, 2027, California will prohibit individuals or entities from engaging in the manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale of a food product for human consumption in commerce if it contains brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or red dye 3 (erythrosine).
Food and Ag Issues UpdateBy Lynne R. OstfeldFood Law, December 2023Summaries of the food law presentations delivered by attorneys at the Congress of the Union International des Avocats in Rome.
Food and Our Laboratories of DemocracyBy A. Bryan Endres & Jessica L. GuarinoFood Law, December 2023One of the more recent state food regulatory developments is California Assembly Bill 418. Effective January 1, 2027, California will prohibit individuals or entities from engaging in the manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale of a food product for human consumption in commerce if it contains brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or red dye 3 (erythrosine).
Growing Tomatoes With Less WaterBy Lynne OstfeldFood Law, December 2023A summary of a recent Wall Street Journal article about treating the difficulty of growing tomatoes with an increasing lack of available water supply.
Book to Read: ‘The Farmer’s Lawyer’By Angela PetersFood Law, November 2023North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture Sarah Vogel wrote a captivating narration of her experience as a young lawyer taking on a national class action lawsuit in her fight for family farmers’ rights in The Farmer's Lawyer.
