Aug 15, 2024 Regulators Seek to Test Raw Milk for H5N1 in National Study By David Crass Last week, FDA, USDA and the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments sent a joint letter to leadership of state Departments of...
Aug 15, 2024 New Study Finds Ultra-Processed Plant-Based Food Can Increase Health Risks By David Crass For years, health advocates have urged a move away from meat-based proteins to plant-based alternatives. But a new study out concludes...
May 29, 2024 EPA Seeks Comment on Draft Environmental Justice Program Guidance By Todd Palmer The EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) is asking for public feedback on its draft National Program...
May 22, 2024 Label Laws on Lab-Grown Meat Gain Steam By David Crass My Partner Paul Benson recently posted about the “yuck factor” inhibiting any serious movement toward insect protein consumption as a...
May 14, 2024 CDC PPE Recommendations for H5N1 By David Crass As confirmed by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently updated its...
Apr 30, 2024 DEA Moves to Reclassify Marijuana as a Schedule III Drug By David DiGiacomo This Historic federal action would recognize medical benefits of cannabis, open the door for more research, and be a significant change...
Apr 23, 2024 PFAS CERCLA Designation -- What's Next By David Crass Last week, USEPA Administrator Regan signed the final rule designating PFOA, PFOS and their salts and structural isomers as hazardous...
Apr 05, 2024 FinCEN to Impose Broad AML Obligations on Investment Advisers By Iqan Fadaei For many years, key U.S. anti-money laundering laws (in particular, rules under the Bank Secrecy Act) have applied to financial...
Apr 05, 2024 Another Opportunity to Shape Government AI Acquisitions By Michael Best On Monday, April 1, 2024, the Department of the Air Force posted a request for information (RFI) for its Advanced Battle Management...
Apr 01, 2024 Seize the Opportunity to Shape the Future of Federal AI Acquisitions By Michael Best While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for decades, the government is just beginning to implement some parameters for the...
Mar 29, 2024 New OMB Policy Sets Guidelines for Managing Risks Associated with Federal Procurement of AI By Michael Best On Thursday, March 28, 2024, The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a new policy—Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk...
Mar 29, 2024 HPAI Has Dairy on Edge By David Crass This week, USDA confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy herds in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico,...