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Food Law Blog

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  How are Direct-to-Consumer Food Sales Like Farmers Markets and Home Kitchens Regulated for Food Safety?

  Published on July 21, 2021
  Increasingly popular direct-to-consumer food sales, such as at farmers markets and on-farm food retail, do not always fall under FDA regulatory jurisdiction, and some may not be regulated at all depending on which State they are in.

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  Alternative ‘meat’ production will change the pet food industry

  Published on July 6, 2021
  Scott Haskell gives an overview of the current status of alternative “meat” regulation in the pet food industry, stakeholder concerns, and emerging issues.

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  Fortin: Proposed Michigan Bill Does not Mean that Lab Grown Meat Cannot be Labeled as “Meat”

  Published on June 18, 2021
  Neal Fortin's take on how lab grown meat may be labeled.

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  Sesame Added as a Major Food Allergen

  Published on June 8, 2021
  Congress has added sesame to the definition of "major food allergen," making it subject to the plain language labeling disclosure requirements for major food allergens and the major allergen preventative controls requirements.

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  Unintended Drug Residues of Approved Veterinary Products in Human Food

  Published on April 16, 2021
  Veterinary drug carryover or contamination in animal feed, meat, milk, cheese, fish and eggs has known negative health effects, and potentially impacts global trade. Risk assessment and management are essential to eliminate these contaminant causes.

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  United States Support of the WHO is Critical to Ensure Global Food Safety

  Published on March 16, 2021
  The World Health Organization is much more than an organization regulating the global pandemic Covid-19 outbreak. The U.S. must commit to continuous future funding to the WHO to ensure the food we all consume is safe and traded fairly.

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  Food Insecurity and Food Deserts: How are they Related?

  Published on February 11, 2021
  Food for thought: Scott Haskell argues that regulatory changes to food pricing, taxation, education, and business incentives, are needed to address food deserts, swamps, and mirages.

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  How the Covid-19 Pandemic Affects Food Deserts

  Published on February 2, 2021
  The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly interrupted many individuals' access to quality food. Scott Haskell argues that improved laws and regulations must be enacted to help protect food-challenged communities.

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  Neal Fortin on "Speaking Science" Podcast

  Published on December 11, 2020
  Neal Fortin, Director of MSU’s Institute for Food Laws and Regulations, sat down with Rachel Morris, Ph.D. MLT(ASCP) and Alyssa Preiser, Ph.D. to discuss nutritional supplements on their "Speaking Science” podcast.

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  CRISPR and Our Food Supply: What’s Next in Feeding the World?

  Published on October 13, 2020
  CRISPR technology produces new plant varieties that are indistinguishable from those developed through traditional breeding methods. Scott Haskell discusses how to create a regulatory environment that is more supportive of CRISPR development.