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Food Law Blog

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  To Beef or Not to Beef? That is the Question

  Published on September 16, 2021
  Should “cultured meat” be labeled identically to traditional meat? The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) is asking for your thoughts.

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  Are we Leaving our Seniors Food Insecure and Deserted?

  Published on August 25, 2021
  Food insecurity and under-nutrition have negative consequences for our underserved senior populations. Haskell and DeAngelo look at the issue and explain how bills like the Healthy Food Access for All Americans bill are essential.

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  Who’s Got the Bacon and Eggs? Anti-Confinement Laws Will Change the Entire Domestic Pork Industry

  Published on August 18, 2021
  California voters demand new regulations for the confinement of animals raised for food. Pork producers and processors will not be ready when these regulations go into effect on January 1, 2022. Scott Haskell explains.

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  FTC's New “Made in the USA” Rule

  Published on July 22, 2021
  Neal Fortin explains what is new (and not new) in the FTC's rule designed to stop fraudulent “Made in the USA” claims.

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  Check out MSU’s new mobile food processing lab

  Published on July 21, 2021
  Dr. Jeffery Swada describes MSU's new mobile food processing lab at a friends and alumni mixer via Zoom.

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  How are Direct-to-Consumer Food Sales Like Farmers Markets and Home Kitchens Regulated for Food Safety?

  Published on July 21, 2021
  Increasingly popular direct-to-consumer food sales, such as at farmers markets and on-farm food retail, do not always fall under FDA regulatory jurisdiction, and some may not be regulated at all depending on which State they are in.

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  Alternative ‘meat’ production will change the pet food industry

  Published on July 6, 2021
  Scott Haskell gives an overview of the current status of alternative “meat” regulation in the pet food industry, stakeholder concerns, and emerging issues.

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  Fortin: Proposed Michigan Bill Does not Mean that Lab Grown Meat Cannot be Labeled as “Meat”

  Published on June 18, 2021
  Neal Fortin's take on how lab grown meat may be labeled.

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  Sesame Added as a Major Food Allergen

  Published on June 8, 2021
  Congress has added sesame to the definition of "major food allergen," making it subject to the plain language labeling disclosure requirements for major food allergens and the major allergen preventative controls requirements.

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  Unintended Drug Residues of Approved Veterinary Products in Human Food

  Published on April 16, 2021
  Veterinary drug carryover or contamination in animal feed, meat, milk, cheese, fish and eggs has known negative health effects, and potentially impacts global trade. Risk assessment and management are essential to eliminate these contaminant causes.