Food Law Blog

Who’s Got the Bacon and Eggs? Anti-Confinement Laws Will Change the Entire Domestic Pork Industry

Published on August 18, 2021
California voters demand new regulations for the confinement of animals raised for food. Pork producers and processors will not be ready when these regulations go into effect on January 1, 2022. Scott Haskell explains.
FTC's New “Made in the USA” Rule

Published on July 22, 2021
Neal Fortin explains what is new (and not new) in the FTC's rule designed to stop fraudulent “Made in the USA” claims.
Check out MSU’s new mobile food processing lab

Published on July 21, 2021
Dr. Jeffery Swada describes MSU's new mobile food processing lab at a friends and alumni mixer via Zoom.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.