Aug 29, 2023 No Funny Business: USEPA and Army Corps Rule Revision Conforms to Supreme Court's Sackett Decision By David Crass Today, USEPA and the Army Corps released revisions to its 2023 "Waters of the United States" (WOTUs) rule to conform it to the United...
Aug 29, 2023 Down on the Farm with PFAS: DOD Notifies Additional Agricultural Operations -- Total Nearing 4,000 By David Crass Since 2021, the US Department of Defense (DOD) has notified nearly 4,000 agricultural operations of the potential for PFAS contamination...
Aug 23, 2023 USEPA's Updated Enforcement Initiatives Announced By David Crass ICYMI enjoying the beach or your favorite lake, every four years USEPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) announces...
Aug 21, 2023 Initial Drinking Water PFAS Sampling Data in Wisconsin is Encouraging By David Crass Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Drinking Water and Groundwater Study Group held its quarterly meeting...
Aug 16, 2023 Yet Again: EPA Denies CAFO Rulemaking Petitions By David Crass Yesterday, August 15, 2023, USEPA denied two petitions for rulemaking, dating back to 2017, filed by activists seeking to significantly...
Jun 09, 2023 Is there a Doctor on the Farm? By David Crass Effective next week, and as reported in Dairy Herd Management, FDA's "Guidance for Industry #263" goes into effect. This will require...
Jun 05, 2023 Food Supply Continues to Test Safe for PFAS (Mostly!) By David Crass The United State Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently released two additional data sets that show the domestic fresh and processed...
May 25, 2023 SCOTUS Significantly Restricts EPA's Wetland Authority By Michael Best In a landmark decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court severally restricted EPA's authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate...
Mar 27, 2023 Eat Your Vegetables: FDA's Releases Draft Guidance on Dietary Guidance Statements on Food Labels By Leah Ziemba Last week FDA released a draft guidance document that provides food manufacturers with FDA's recommendations on how and when to use...
Jan 26, 2023 FDA Determined it Will Not Regulate CBD in Food or Dietary Supplements By David DiGiacomo Despite an immediate need for more regulatory guidance and consumer safety provisions, the FDA has decided to punt any regulatory...
Jan 26, 2023 Tenth Circuit ruling: Farmer has no right to transport hemp By David DiGiacomo An outcome that is likely to create more challenges for hemp production and transportation across state lines. While the ruling was made...
Jan 19, 2023 Can you market your product as "sustainable" or "carbon neutral"? Ask the FTC. By Leah Ziemba The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently kicked off a comprehensive review of its "Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing...