On June 6, 2014, Food & Water Watch, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, sent a letter to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (“FSIS”) of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) requesting that FSIS revoke the equivalency status determinations
June 2014
The First Lady seeks to hold Congress accountable for implementing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
On May 29, 2014, the House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The bill provides $20.5 billion in mandatory funding for child nutrition programs; however, it also establishes a process for schools to opt out…
Supreme Court issues 8-0 decision backing Pom Wonderful

On June 12, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much anticipated opinion in Pom Wonderful LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company. Ruling in favor of Pom Wonderful, the unanimous Court[1] reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decision that the Federal…
Vermont’s Governor signs law requiring GMO labels
On May 8, 2014, Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont signed into law this country’s first statute requiring that food labels denote the presence of genetically modified organisms (“GMOs”). The law is scheduled to become effective in July 2016.
Whether food…
FDA Warning Letter update
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issues Warning Letters to provide individuals and companies with an opportunity to take voluntary and prompt corrective actions for violations of regulatory significance that may otherwise lead to enforcement. A Warning Letter is the…