Food Labeling: USDA Issues Grant of Inspection to Upside Foods, Furthering Commercial Cell-Cultured Chicken Sales
On June 21, 2023, Upside Foods announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the company a Grant…

Food Labeling: USDA Announces Antibiotic Sampling Project and Industry Guidance to Verify Animal-Raising Claims
On June 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will…

Pesticides/Herbicides: Environmental Groups Challenge EPA’s Registration of Enlist One and Enlist Duo
On June 6, 2023, the Center for Food Safety and two other advocacy groups filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking…

International Trade: U.S. Initiates USMCA Dispute Settlement Consultations with Mexico on GMO Corn Ban
On June 2, 2023, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under Articles…

Farmland Preservation: Appraiser Pleads Guilty to Agricultural Conservation Easement Fraud
On May 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a North Carolina land appraiser, Walter “Terry” Douglas Roberts II, pleaded guilty to fraudulently inflating the value of…

Water Quality:  U.S. Supreme Court Provides Definitive Clarity to Definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS)
On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Sackett v. EPA, et al., No. 21-454,…

On May 25, 2023, Staff Attorney Jackie Schweichler joined Penn State Extension for the webinar presentation, “Legal Considerations for Diversification Opportunities in Agritourism.”
See the event description below or view the recording here.
“Join us for an informative webinar…