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Food Law Prof Blog

Written by Donna M. Byrne, Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law

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Last Entry: September 18, 2010 at 14:54:02

Country of Origin Labeling for Mississippi catfish

Posted on July 01, 2008
It's always interesting! Julie McLemore, who works for the state of Mississippi alerted me to this bit of news. Effective today, Mississippi restaurants offering catfish for sale must indicate the country of origin of the catfish on the menu. The...

CSPI: high fructose corn syrup not "natural"

Posted on June 30, 2008
The American Medical Association recently announced its conclusion that ?high fructose corn syrup does not contribute to obesity more than other caloric sweeteners.? Not surprisingly, the Corn Refiners Association applauded this finding: ?This science-based decision by the nation?s leading medical...

Antibiotics for Chickens

Posted on June 30, 2008
When is an antibiotic not an antibiotic? When it is administered "in ovo" according to Tyson Foods. Earlier this month, Tyson Foods filed suit against USDA over the agency's ruling about Tyson's "Raised Without Antibiotics That Impact Human Antibiotic Resistance"...

FDA to open post in Latin America?

Posted on June 26, 2008
According to the Associated Press, the FDA may open an office in Latin America to better monitor the safety of imported foods. Over the weekend, FDA has been in Mexico investigating some farms believed to be possible sources of the...

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BSE (Mad Cow) case confirmed in British Columbia

Posted on June 26, 2008
Canadian Food Inspection Agency news release: June 23, 2008 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow in the Province of British Columbia. This case poses no risk to human or animal...

Kroger Recalls Ground Beef because of possible E. coli

Posted on June 26, 2008
Bill Marler (Marler Blog) has been asking when this would happen. Kroger grocery company is voluntarily recalling ground beef because of the possibility of E. coli O157:H7 contamination. USDA news release: WASHINGTON, June 25, 2008 ? The Kroger Co., a...

Rising food prices and land use

Posted on June 26, 2008
Interesting column by Ross Clark at Timesonline.co.uk this morning -- We Can Feed the Word: Just Look at All the Space. Clark suggests using Google Earth to get a sense of how much space there is and how little of...

More on raw milk from NPR

Posted on June 25, 2008
From NPR.org The Bryant Park Project. "The NPR website has an audio clip as well as the rest of the following article. Raw Milk: Panacea or Poison? by Dan Pashman Rick and Julie Vreeland opened Freedom Hill Farm last year...

Raw Milk

Posted on June 23, 2008
I just spent the weekend with friends and relatives, some of whom go to some effort to acquire raw milk for their families. One person buys it in New Hampshire, as part of a community supported agriculture program. Another, who...

United States and China Outline Progress on Agreement on Food and Feed Safety

Posted on June 21, 2008
HHS News Release: United States and China Outline Progress on Agreement on Food and Feed Safety U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mike Leavitt signed a Joint Progress Statement today with the Honorable Li Changjiang, Minister of the...

Open CRS Report: Food Safety Provisions in the 2008 Farm Bill

Posted on June 21, 2008
Food Safety Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill, May 27, 2008 Summary: Food safety has re-emerged as an issue in the 110th Congress following a series of widely publicized incidents -- including adulterated Chinese seafood and pet food ingredient imports,...

FDA Requests Seizure of Animal Food Products at PETCO Distribution Center

Posted on June 21, 2008
This hits close to home. I buy food for my housemates, Teva and Maddie, at the local Petco. They are home in Minnesota with a housesitter while I am in Princeton, NJ, visiting relatives. FDA News Release, June 19, 2008:...

What is organic milk?

Posted on June 21, 2008
Organic watchdog organization, the Cornucopia Institute sent me this news release: Farmers at Organic Valley Assert Control to Maintain High Ethics Standards at Co-op $500 Million Cooperative Back on Track to Uphold Mission LA FARGE, WI: After years of being...

Open CRS Report: Health and Safety Concerns Over U.S. Imports of Chinese Products: An Overview

Posted on June 21, 2008
Health and Safety Concerns Over U.S. Imports of Chinese Products: An Overview Summary: China is a major source of U.S. imports of consumer products (such as toys) and an increasingly important supplier of various food products. Reports of unsafe seafood,...

Open CRS Report: Safe Drinking Water Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements

Posted on June 21, 2008
Safe Drinking Water Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements Abstract: This report summarizes the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and its major programs and regulatory requirements. It excerpts, with several additions, the SDWA chapter of CRS...

Salad season, E. coli lettuce, and salmonella tomatoes

Posted on June 10, 2008
It's hardly news by now (even if I haven't blogged it), but bagged romaine lettuce is being blamed for an E. coli outbreak in Washington state, and several fast food chains and Wal-mart are pulling raw tomatoes from the menu...

FDA amicus on New York City menu board labeling

Posted on June 10, 2008
Ricardo Carvajal and Diane McColl of Hyman, Phelps and McNamara have posted a discussion of the FDA's recent amicus brief in the New York City menu board nutrition labeling case. From FDA Law Blog: FDA has filed an amicus curiae...

Administration Proposes Additional Funding for FDA to Improve Food and Medical Product Safety

Posted on June 10, 2008
FDA Press Release: HHS Secretary Leavitt today announced that the Administration is amending its budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2009 to include an additional $275 million for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He called on Congress to....

IFT International Food Nanoscience Conference

Posted on June 10, 2008
Friday, June 27, 5:30 ? 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 8:00 a.m. ? 5:00 p.m. Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel Leading authorities from around the world will convene to examine the latest research and information in the emerging arena of...

FDA Warns Consumers Nationwide Not to Eat Certain Types of Raw Red Tomatoes

Posted on June 08, 2008
FDA news release: The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning to consumers nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to consumption of certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes, and products containing these raw,...

UN Conference on World Food Security, June 3-5, 2008

Posted on May 29, 2008
High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, Rome, 3 - 5 June 2008. Report: Soaring food prices: facts, perspectives, impacts and actions required (50 pages, PDF) From the introduction to the report: 1...

Biofortification for China

Posted on May 25, 2008
Interesting article on genetically engineered crops in China -- Biofortification for China: Political Responses to Food Fortification and GM Technology, Interest Groups, and Possible Strategies, by Carl Pray (Rutgers University) and Jikun Huang (Chinese Academy of Sciences), 10(3) AgBioForum 161...

Coming in 2009: Basmati Blues -- a film about love, adventure, and genetically modified rice"

Posted on May 25, 2008
In preproduction: Basmati Blues, a film about love, adventure, and genetically modified rice. I don't know anything about the film, but the science will be accurate because a University of California, Riverside, genetics professor, Norman Ellstrand, was asked to review...

California considering clone labeling bill this week

Posted on May 20, 2008
A California bill requiring labeling of cloned animal food products comes up for hearing this week. SB 1121 was introduced last March. It requires each seller of a cloned animal to inform the buyer that the animal is a clone...

FDA shuts down seafood processor -- no HACCP plan

Posted on May 16, 2008
FDA is serious about HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) plans. FDA News Release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today directed Hope Food Supply Inc., a Pasadena, Texas, food processing company, to shut down and immediately recall all...

FDA Action against Cream Cheese Companies for HACCP, seafood processing, and labeling violations

Posted on May 16, 2008
FDA News Release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the shut down of cream cheese and seafood operations at Lifeway Foods, Inc. and its subsidiary, LFI Enterprises, Inc., both Illinois companies, until they are found compliant with food-safety...

GAO Report on Offshore Marine Aquaculture

Posted on May 12, 2008
The Government Accountability Office has recently released a report considering the administrative and environmental issues inherent in developing a regulatory system for offshore marine aquaculture. From the introduction: Globally, aquaculture production has grown significantly over the past 50 years, from...

Dog meat on the menu in Korea (illegally)

Posted on May 12, 2008
From The Wall Street Journal online: Seoul Hounds Meat Vendors For Cleaner Chow Dog meat is illegal in Seoul, but not in the rest of South Korea, according to the Wall Street Journal. Nevertheless, many Seoul restaurants serve it anyway....

CRS Report: The U.S. Trade Situation for Fruit and Vegetable Products

Posted on May 09, 2008
Another food-related Congressional Research Service report available on OpenCRS: The U.S. Trade Situation for Fruit and Vegetable Products. Here's the abstract: Over the last decade, there has been a growing U.S. trade deficit in fresh and processed fruits and vegetables...

CRS Report: High Agricultural Commodity Prices: What Are the Issues?

Posted on May 09, 2008
A Congressional Research Service report, High Agricultural Commodity Prices: What Are the Issues? is available on the Open CRS website. Here is the abstract: Prices for nearly all major U.S. agricultural program crops -- corn, barley, sorghum, oats, wheat, rice,...

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