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 | Lacey Act Revisions -- Importers Get Further Relief Karen Lobdell; Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP; September 26, 2009, previously published on September 2009 For those who have been losing sleep over the next phase of the Lacey Act implementation on October 1, 2009, you can breath a small sigh of relief. On September 2, 2009, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a Notice in the Federal Register to announce revisions to the... |
 | USDA APHIS Proposes Amendments to Regulations Regarding Genetically Engineered Organisms Martha E. Marrapese; Keller and Heckman LLP; August 4, 2009, previously published on July 14, 2009 On October 9, 2008, the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA or APHIS) proposed amendments to 7 CFR 340, "Introduction of organisms and products altered or produced through genetic engineering which are plant pests or which there is reason... |
| Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Adelstein as RUS Administrator Jennifer L. Richter, Jennifer A. Cetta, Carly T. Didden, Nancy A. Murray; Patton Boggs LLP; July 20, 2009, previously published on July 13, 2009 During his confirmation hearing last Tuesday, former FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein called rural broadband deployment key to his new post as administrator of the Agriculture Department's Rural Utilities Service (RUS). |
| ALJ Essex Issues Initial Determination Terminating Investigation in Certain Active Comfort Footwear (337-TA-660) Eric W. Schweibenz; Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.; July 17, 2009, previously published on July 14, 2009 On July 13, 2009, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 12 in Certain Active Comfort Footwear (337-TA-660). In the Order, ALJ Gildea granted Complainants Masai Marketing & Trading AC and Masai USA Corp.'s ("Masai") (1) motion to terminate the Investigation in its... |
| School Lunch and Farm to School Programs Benefit from ARRA Joseph H. Doele, Gary A. Chamberlin, Craig A. Mutch, Catherine A. Tracey; Miller Johnson; July 3, 2009, previously published on June 23, 2009 In addition to the well published monies appropriated for infrastructure and highway projects, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, includes a school equipment assistance grant program. |
| FDA's New Transparency Task Force: Mission and Opportunity for Public Comment Edward M. Basile, Jennifer L. Bragg, Daniel Francis Donovan, Beverly Lorell; King & Spalding LLP; June 26, 2009, previously published on June 12, 2009 On June 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) announced the formation of the FDA Transparency Task Force (Task Force) to solicit public comments and to promulgate recommendations for enhancing the transparency of the FDA's internal activities and decision-making. |
| Congress Moving Quickly On Food Safety Legislation Cathy L. Burgess, Kristina M. Pisanelli, Steven Niedelman; Crowell & Moring LLP; June 25, 2009, previously published on June 5, 2009 On June 3, 2009, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the discussion draft of the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, legislation that would grant the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") new authority and resources to regulate the nation's food supply. |
| New Funding Opportunity: Rural Energy Grants and Loan Guarantees Guy C. Smith, Gregory A. Fontaine; Leonard, Street and Deinard, [incorporation phrase format]Professional Association; June 25, 2009, previously published on June 4, 2009 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a Notice of Solicitation Inviting Applications for Grants and Loan Guarantees under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The program will provide loan guarantees and/or grants to assist rural small businesses and agricultural producers purchase... |
| Lacey Act Update Susan Kohn Ross; Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP; May 30, 2009, previously published on April 15, 2009 On May 22, 2008, the Lacey Act was amended to make it illegal to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any plant - with limited exceptions - to be taken or traded in violation of domestic or international laws. |
| Food and Ag Antitrust Case Update: Feeser's v. Michael Foods Craig S. Coleman, Richard A. Duncan; Faegre & Benson LLP; May 30, 2009, previously published on May 6, 2009 Following a bench trial, a federal judge in Pennsylvania issued a rare plaintiff's judgment in a Robinson-Patman Act case, Feeser's Inc. v. Michael Foods, Inc. and Sodexho, Inc., Civ. No. 1:CV-04-0576 (M.D. Pa. Apr. 27, 2009). |
