Roundup As August has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in...| National Agricultural Law Center
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On August 7, 2025, a federal court in the District of Columbia issued an order to resolve a lawsuit originally filed...| National Agricultural Law Center
On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was revoking and proposing to revoke 52 food standards. The FDA has regulatory “standards of identity” (SOI) for certain foods to ensure that the “characteristics, ingredients, and production processes of specific foods” meet consumer expectations. However, in alignment with the Trump Administration’s deregulatory initiatives directed through Executive Order 14192, “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregu...| National Agricultural Law Center
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...| National Agricultural Law Center
National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture August 13, 2025 Fast facts: Aug. 20 NALC webinar will...| National Agricultural Law Center
In late July 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had opened a public comment period on its proposal to register three dicamba-based pesticide products for use directly on dicamba-tolerant soybean and cotton seeds. No dicamba pesticide has been available for “over-the-top” use since 2024 after a federal court in Arizona overturned the registered labels for three dicamba pesticides, XtendiMax, Engenia, and Tavium. Although dicamba has been approved for us...| National Agricultural Law Center
In the first half of 2025, there have already been eight reported Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigations stemming from foodborne...| National Agricultural Law Center
Roundup As July has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in...| National Agricultural Law Center
In late May 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Seven Cty. Infrastructure Coal. v. Eagle Cty., No. 23-975 (2025), a lawsuit concerning the scope of review under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). In its decision, the Court determined that when conducting a NEPA review, federal agencies are only required to consider the environmental impacts of projects or actions over which the agency has regulatory authority. Additionally, the Supreme Court found tha...| National Agricultural Law Center
On July 4, 2025, President Trump formally signed the multi-billion-dollar reconciliation bill titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) into law. The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. The OBBBA includes provisions related to agricultural commodity programs, nutrition programs, tax policies, and conservation programs.| National Agricultural Law Center
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed an omnibus appropriations bill into law that funded the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2025. It has been informally referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” or “OBBBA.” This legislation passed through Congress using the reconciliation process and included several legislative components that are usually included in the Farm Bill. Specifically, the OBBBA amended several provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition ...| National Agricultural Law Center
In October 2023, California passed the California Food Safety Act becoming the first state to ban the manufacturing, distribution and sale of food and beverages containing the food and color additives brominated vegetable oil (BVO), potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye 3. Following passage of the California law, several other states have proposed legislation banning certain food additives. This follows a number of petitions to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for the...| National Agricultural Law Center
