On September 17, 2026, 20 state attorneys general (AGs) led by Alabama AG Steve Marshall issued a letter to the federal government concerning Chinese-sourced ingredients in compounded GLP-1 drugs and peptides. Addressing their letter to Secretary of State and National
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conveyed to the Committee on World Food Security on Monday that while legal instruments safeguarding the fundamental right to food have been strengthened in recent years, these theoretical protections have yet to
As of October 21, 2026, 13 people in nine states are sick with E. coli O26:H11 traced to Graziers raw milk cheese made by Sierra Nevada Cheese Company of Willows, California; 8 are hospitalized, 3 children have hemolytic uremic syndrome, and no
As of October 21, 2026, about 85 students and staff at Bentwood Elementary School in Overland Park, Kansas, part of the Olathe Public Schools, have been sick with norovirus over the past week, according to the Johnson County Department of
On November 6, FDA will hold the second of its public meetings on what it calls Challenges and Solutions in Lot-Level Food Traceability. Anyone who wants to speak must register by October 26, six days from today, and no
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On October 19, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would make $8 billion available for one-time payments to American farmers through the Harvest Fuel Relief (HFR) Program. USDA says the program is intended to offset
A beer distribution agreement can promise a 30-day exit without supplying a lawful basis for termination and the whole mechanism and contract can get written in blatant contravention of a state’s beer franchise laws. A recent Florida beer distributor termination
The low- and non-alcohol beverage categories continue to evolve, creating new opportunities for brands—and a growing number of regulatory questions.
I recently joined Jimmy Moreland and Brigid McCabe on The MHW Mark Podcast to discuss the legal and regulatory considerations
Where the recalled oysters went and where the 27 sick people live. Sources: VDH recall alert (Oct. 9), FDA safety alert and CDC notice (Oct. 19, 2026). Virginia’s 53 in 18 states is not broken out by state and cannot
