Tasneem Mohammad contributed to this post and is a current Summer Associate at Fox Rothschild’s Princeton, NJ Office.
In April of 2024, the United States Food and Drug Administration
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Alert to Poultry Flock Owners: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on the Move in the US
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A variant of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – one that is not an immediate threat to humans – is on the move in the United States in both wild…
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Wayne Hsiung, the activist who stole a goat kid named “Freddie,” found guilty of felony theft in North Carolina
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According to the owners of Sospiro Goat Ranch, a small family goat farm in North Carolina, as reported on their blog, “the Facts About the Attack On Our Farm…
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USDA-FSIS Extends Comment Period on Labeling Requirements for Meat and Poultry Products Comprised of, or Containing, Cultured Cells Derived from Animals.
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Labeling of meat and poultry products has been the subject of numerous lawsuits, in which labels claiming products are, for example, “natural,” “humanely-raised,” “antibiotic-free,” are alleged to be fraudulent, amongst…
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USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service responds to petitions regarding labeling of products that are not produced from directly from animals
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U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) submitted a Petition for Rule Making to USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Feb. 9, 2018 requesting “that FSIS exclude products not derived directly…
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The Access Provision of Iowa’s Agricultural Production Facility Fraud statute does not violate the First Amendment free speech clause
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Recently, the Eight Circuit upheld one of two challenged provisions of Iowa’s Agricultural Production Facility Fraud statute. The Access Provision passed constitutional muster against allegations that the statute violated the…
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Missouri Law Protects Agricultural Facilities from Inspections by Out of State Organizations
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Missouri Bill HB 574, approved by the Governor on June 10, 2021, effective on August 28, 2021, “prohibits the inspection of certain grounds or facilities in Missouri to enforce…
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Alert to researchers working with agricultural animals – updated guidance available
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The Fourth edition of the “Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching,” published by the American Dairy Science Association®, American society of Animal Science…
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Oregon’s “Animal Cruelty” Initiative-Colorado’s Anti-Agriculture Initiative on Steroids
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As previously discussed, a Colorado ballot initiative, if sufficient valid signatures are collected, would effectively ban animal agriculture from the State of Colorado if passed. Hard to imagine an…
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What is “Chicken”? – More on Colorado’s Proposed Referendum on Animal Agriculture
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As previously discussed in “Colorado Poised to Eliminate Animal Agriculture” this proposed referendum, while clearly intended to eliminate all animal agriculture and related industries in Colorado, is fraught…
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