7/17/2025 5:00:31 PM A Quick Summary of SNAP Changes Ahead By David Crass As you know, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) on the real Independence Day, July 4th. The OBBB will make...
7/16/2025 6:00:50 PM Cow Power Climbs! By David Crass In case you missed it, the American Biogas Council (ABC) marked the end of Dairy Month (June) with the release of updated data showing...
7/8/2025 4:05:03 PM When AI Goes Wrong: Emerging Litigation Trends in Banking Technology Disputes By Adam Witkov The financial services industry is experiencing an AI revolution, but with innovation comes risk. According to the Bank of England, 75%...
7/3/2025 2:00:00 PM Land of Milk and ... Cheese! By David Crass This week, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and Dairy Management, Inc. (DMI) released their monthly Dairy Market Report,...
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...
6/23/2025 4:28:49 PM Two corporate executives get 3 years in prison in landmark CPSC prosecution. By Paul Benson I work with a lot of manufacturers whose products fall under the jurisdiction of the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). I am...
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...
6/2/2025 4:00:00 PM In Marathon County, Judge Dismisses Wind Developer Lawsuit Over Subjective Local Ordinances By Orrie Walsvik On May 19, 2025, a Marathon County Circuit Court Judge granted the Towns of Brighton and the Eau Pleine (“Towns”) motion to dismiss a...