7/2/2025 7:00:56 PM FDA Announces 2025 Food Guidance Plan By David Crass As we said goodbye to June, we said hello to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) updated plan for food guidance for the remainder of...
7/2/2025 2:44:31 PM De-weaponizing Clean Water Act Section 401 By David Crass On July 1st, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced it will soon open a docket and host two listening...
6/25/2025 6:13:53 PM I Can't Believe It's Not... By David Crass Today, the American Butter Institute (ABI) filed a complaint with the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) alleging Country Crock's “Dairy...
6/18/2025 6:12:29 PM Did I read this right? A favorable food and beverage Proposition 65 decision from a California court? By Paul Benson Most companies I work with who do business in California have little good to say about California's Proposition 65 law. It requires...
6/9/2025 7:57:25 PM California bill would ban ultra-processed foods from school lunch programs, if they can come up with a definition. By Paul Benson California wants to be the first state in the nation to ban ultra-processed foods in public school lunches. If – and it's a big if – its...
6/3/2025 12:17:11 AM The FDA has redefined what it means for a food product to be called "healthy." Here's what that means for you. By Paul Benson I was in my fourth year of practice as a food and beverage lawyer in 1994. That was the last time FDA defined what qualifies as a...
5/28/2025 12:44:21 PM The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report is out. Will it live up to its title? By Paul Benson When President Trump appointed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. the Health and Human Services Secretary, both promised a major overhaul of the...
4/24/2025 6:40:10 PM Bye-Bye Petroleum-Based Dyes By David Crass This week, the Department of Health and Human Services, along with the Food and Drug Administration, announced efforts to phase out a...
4/17/2025 4:26:15 PM Opportunity to Suggest Changes to Federal Regulations By Todd Palmer Do you have a regulation that you think should be changed or rescinded? Well, now is your chance to formally make that request. The...
3/26/2025 8:00:34 PM FDA Announces Online Tool to Access Consolidated Contaminant List in Food By David Crass The day before the Senate confirmed this week's new FDA Chair, Dr. Marty Makary, the Agency released a searchable, online tool of a...
3/18/2025 1:00:09 PM Strengthening Your Business Through Effective Corporate Governance By Adam Witkov Proper corporate governance isn't just a legal formality—it's essential for sustainable growth, risk management, and maintaining...
3/5/2025 3:00:04 PM 3 Critical Legal Tasks Your Growing Business Needs to Complete By Friday By Adam Witkov As your business scales, certain legal frameworks that once served you well may now create unexpected vulnerabilities. Here are three...