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Food Law Prof Blog

Written by Donna M. Byrne, Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law

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Last Entry: September 18, 2010 at 14:54:02

Study: Bacterial Resistance May be in Stomach

Posted on August 28, 2009
In a study published this week in Science, researchers found that stomach bacteria allowed resistance to antibiotics when added to E. coli. Read about the study at Bloomberg.com Read the abstract here: Functional Characterization of the Antibiotic Resistance Reservoir in...

FDLI: Reportable Food Registry Webinar

Posted on August 28, 2009
Food and Drug Law Institute is running a series of "webinars." The next one, on the Reportable Food Registry, will take place September 10. From the FDLI website: Program Description The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) requires FDA...

Relaunch of www.foodsafety.gov

Posted on August 27, 2009
HHS will be relaunching www.foodsafety.gov today, Thursday, August 27, 2009, as an initiative of the White House Food Safety Working Group. About the President's Food Safety Working Group (FSWG) The safety of our nation's food supply is a concern for...

USDA ERS Report on Global Economic Crisis and Agricultural Trade

Posted on August 27, 2009
From the USDA Economic Research Service: What the 2008/2009 World Economic Crisis Means for Global Agricultural Trade Abstract: The global economic crisis that started in late 2008 has led to a sharp curtailment of international trade, including a short-term decline...

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Soft Cheese Listeria Warning

Posted on August 26, 2009
This is from Food Poisoning Law Blog, published by the Pritzker Olsen law firm: There have been numerous warnings lately about Mexican-style soft cheeses that may be contaminated with various different food bugs -- none of which should be taken...

This is from Food Liability Law

Posted on August 26, 2009
This is from Food Liability Law Blog published by the Stoel Rives law firm: Challenges of a Lanham Act Injunction in Food Cases: Lessons from an Advertising Battle Between Two Major Consumer Products Companies The recent decision in Stokely-Van Camp,...

Little known oxycholesterol may pose the greatest heart disease risk

Posted on August 26, 2009
Press release from Eurekalert: WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2009 ? Health-conscious people know that high levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (the so-called "bad" cholesterol) can increase the risk of heart attacks. Now scientists are reporting that another form of...

Atrazine Herbicide Used on Corn May be Problem in Drinking Water

Posted on August 25, 2009
A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) claims that EPA's current monitoring of drinking water misses spikes in herbicide levels. NRDC?s New Analysis Reveals Widespread Atrazine Contamination and Inadequate Regulation and Monitoring NRDC analyzed?in combination for the first...

Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat

Posted on August 25, 2009
We usually don't post news about drugs here, but since we do sometimes post about obesity and this is about a weight loss drug, here goes. This is from an FDA News Release: FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety...

U Arkansas LLM Program now includes Food Law

Posted on August 25, 2009
From Agricultural Law Blog, posted by Professor Susan A. Schneider, LLM program director: I am pleased to announce that we passed the final administrative hurdle and can now officially describe our LL.M. Program at the University of Arkansas School of...

Washington Post editorial on Sugar, Imports, and Ag Policy

Posted on August 24, 2009
Sugar Shock: U.S. growers' sickeningly sweet deal with the government DOWN ON the farm, the latest dispute pits America's sugar producers against their biggest customers: food manufacturers that add the sweetener to everything from raisin bran to raspberry yogurt...

Study Finds Mercury Contamination in Freshwater Fish Nationwide

Posted on August 24, 2009
Department of Interior press release: WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released [August 19, 2009]. About a quarter of these fish were...

Vilsack, Hamburg to speak at National Food Policy Conference September 8-9

Posted on August 23, 2009
Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg will be providing keynote addresses at the 32nd Annual National Food Policy Conference, September 8-9, 2009, in Washington, DC. From the conference website: For 32 years, the National Food...

Book-- Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human, by Richard Wrangham

Posted on August 22, 2009
Since I like very few raw foods, this is a book I will want to read: Richard Wrangham, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human Publisher's abstract: Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has...

Study Questions Need for Mandatory Folic Acid Enrichment

Posted on August 21, 2009
From Reuters.com: Study questions need for folic acid mandate NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study from Ireland suggests that mandatory folic acid fortification may be unnecessary as many people may be getting plenty of folic acid already. There are...

WSJ Law Blog: On Bananas, Pesticides and Lawyers Behaving Badly

Posted on August 21, 2009
From the Wall Street Journal Law Blog: We?ve blogged before on the craziness that is the litigation against Dole Food Co. brought by banana-plantation workers. (Click here, here and here.) But WSJ reporter Steve Stecklow takes it all to another...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Proclaims August 23-29 as National Community Gardening Week

Posted on August 20, 2009
From a USDA news release: August 6, 2009 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today encouraged Americans to connect with the land, the food it grows and their local communities by proclaiming August 23-29, National Community Gardening Week. A community garden...

Serving Size for Lollipops

Posted on August 20, 2009
A post on Small Bites blog raises a question about serving sizes: In one corner, a colorful display of medium-sized ?whirly pops? caught my eye. They were your standard rainbow swirl lollipops (that swirl can be quite hypnotic!). I grabbed...

Study: Allergen Labeling Not Clear Enough

Posted on August 19, 2009
A study recently published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology concludes that better allergen labeling is warranted. Here's the abstract: Background The Food Allergy Labeling and Consumer Protection Act became effective January 1, 2006, and mandates disclosure...

When Can FDA Regulate Beer Labeling? When the Beer is not a "Malt Beverage"

Posted on August 19, 2009
The usual food regulators -- FDA and USDA -- do not regulate alcohol beverages. Alcohol beverages are regulated by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which is part of the Department of the Treasury (just like the...

Dietary Supplements Lawsuit Over FDA Regulations

Posted on August 18, 2009
From FDA Law Blog: Alliance for Natural Health Sues FDA to Invalidate Dietary Supplement CGMPs By Ricardo Carvajal & JP Ellison ? It?s been a busy month at the Alliance for Natural Health. In addition to suing FDA over its...

Fly in the Salad Lawsuit

Posted on August 18, 2009
It was a defamation lawsuit against a man who said there were flies. From the Chicago Tribune: An alleged fly in a salad has turned out to be grounds for a lawsuit in Kane County. And according to the suit,...

Obama on School Lunches: Likes mangoes for lunch, but hold the french fries

Posted on August 16, 2009
From CBSnews.com: "Do you have the power to make school lunches better?" 11-year-old Damon Weaver asked President Obama. "We are seeing if we can work to make school lunches at least healthier because a lot of school lunches, there's a...

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Posted on August 15, 2009
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California Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

Posted on August 15, 2009
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) news release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2009 - Sterling Pacific Meat Co., a City of Commerce, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 3,516 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E...

Researchers Studying Effect of Cow's Diet on E coli

Posted on August 15, 2009
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are studying the impact of a diet on the growth of E. coli in cows. From the University press release: . . . Early research helped confirm that O157:H7 is common and widespread in feedlot cattle....

Third Circuit Holds Snapple Suit Not Preempted: Stacy Holk v. Snapple Beverage Corp.

Posted on August 14, 2009
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a consumer action against the makers of Snapple is not preempted by the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act. The case is Stacy Holk v. Snapple Beverage Corp, 08-3060, 3rd U.S. Circuit...

Dip in Bottled Water Sales

Posted on August 14, 2009
From the Washington Post: Bottled Water Boom Appears Tapped Out -- Environmental Concerns, Recession Put Crimp in Sales The recession has finally answered the question that centuries of philosophers could not: The glass is half-empty. That's because sales of bottled...

Washington Post on Taxing Sugar Drinks

Posted on August 14, 2009
Last April Kelly D. Brownell (Yale Psychology) and Thomas R. Frieden (CDC) published a perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine: Ounces of Prevention -- The Public Policy Case for Taxes on Sugared Beverages. This week the Washington...

Possible Sugar Shortage Ahead

Posted on August 13, 2009
From the Wall Street Journal: Food Firms Warn of Sugar Shortage BY SCOTT KILMAN, CAROLYN CUI AND ILAN BRAT Some of America's biggest food companies say the U.S. could "virtually run out of sugar" if the Obama administration doesn't ease...

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