Food Law Prof Blog

Covers food-related law, including farming, food safety, nutrition, health, cloning and product labeling.

Author: Donna M. Byrne, a law professor at William Mitchell College of Law, edits Food Law Profs Blog, which is part of the Law Professor Blogs Network.

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Recent Posts from Food Law Prof Blog

FDA to study consumer reactions to front-of-package nutrition labels
This came from Food Label News: FDA is proposing to conduct an experimental study to assess quantitative consumer reactions to front-of-package nutrition symbols. The proposed study is described in the June 1, 2009, Federal Register.…
Shipping wine across state lines -- but not to New York
This one is from Wine Spectator: Federal Court Tells Out-of-State Wine Stores to Stay Out of New York . . . A three-judge panel on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that New…
Changing definitions of organic
From the Washington Post: Purity of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned Three years ago, U.S. Department of Agriculture employees determined that synthetic additives in organic baby formula violated federal standards and should be banned from…
TIME Magazine on posting restaurant calorie info
Interesting piece on Time.com (June 29, 2009) on the restaurant calorie labeling issue: Fast Food: Would You Like 1,000 Calories with That?, by Sean Gregory How sloppy is that triple Whopper with cheese? It has…
E Coli in cookie dough -- don't eat it!
We shouldn't eat raw cookie dough anyway, but this is scary. FDA news release: FDA CONFIRMS E. COLI O157:H7 IN PREPACKAGED NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE REFRIGERATED COOKIE DOUGH Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced…
FDA: Pistachio warning
Here's a voluntary recall that didn't happen: FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat California Prime Produce and Orange County Orchards Brands of Pistachios Products linked to the previous recall by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella…
FDA Seeks Public Input on Transparency
This is today: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will host a daylong meeting on June 24, 2009. During this meeting, the FDA will seek recommendations on how to make information on FDA activities and…
GE Roundtable on Seed Magazine.com
From SeedMagazine.com: Five experts debate the roots of GM opposition, the role of big agribusiness, and whether we’ve achieved real scientific consensus. . . . But despite Mon810’s official sanction under EU law, several countries—including…
GE Roundtable on Seed Magazine
From SeedMagazine.com: Five experts debate the roots of GM opposition, the role of big agribusiness, and whether we’ve achieved real scientific consensus. . . . But despite Mon810’s official sanction under EU law, several countries—including…
Guilty plea in tainted pet food case
U.S. District Attorney news release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Matt J. Whitworth, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Nevada company and its owners pleaded guilty in federal court…