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Food Law Prof Blog

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

Post Frequency: 2/day

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

NYT: ?Spinach and Peanuts With a Dash of Radiation?

Posted on February 17, 2009
The New York Times ran an interesting article on February 1: Spinach and Peanuts With a Dash of Radiation, By Andrew Martin Abstract?Irradiation is one tool being used to sterilize food, but some say it is being under-utilized. The procedure...

Genetically modified eggplant for India

Posted on February 16, 2009
Southeast Asia has yet to introduce any genetically modified foods. This week, the Cornell Chronicle published an article reporting that field trials of the Bt eggplant?developed by Cornell in conjunction with the US Agency for International Development and an Indian...

What's In A Label?

Posted on February 16, 2009
Have you ever wondered what it means for your coffee to be Rainforest Alliance Certified or for your beef to be Food Alliance Certified? National Geographic has included as part of its website a "Green Guide". Among other things the...

Wide Array of Charges Possible Against PCA

Posted on February 15, 2009
In what is turning out to be, according to a recent article, "one of the Food and Drug Administration's most high-profile tainted food cases in decades", the possible charges against PCA and its owner Stewart Parnell are mounting. One tool...

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Dennys Hits a Grand Slam with Free Breakfast Giveaway

Posted on February 12, 2009
Denny?s restaurants all across the nation were filled to the brim with fans attempting to take advantage of a free Grand Slam breakfast Tuesday, February 3rd. From a CNN News Article: ?Denny's announced in a commercial Sunday during the Super...

Mercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup

Posted on February 12, 2009
On January 27, 2009, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on a study conducted by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). It tested popular processed foods and found mercury present in foods with high fructose corn syrup. The original...

Diagnosis of the Liberian caterpillar plague

Posted on February 12, 2009
According to Dr. Winfred Hammond of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the caterpillars of the moth Achaea catocaloides are responsible for the Liberian pest outbreak. From a BBC article at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7868086...

Peanut Corporation Owner takes the Fifth

Posted on February 11, 2009
From CBSNews.com: (CBS/ AP) The owner of a peanut company refused to testify to Congress on Wednesday amid the disclosure that he urged his workers to ship bacteria-tainted products, pleading with federal health officials that he should be able "turn...

Kellogg Caught Up In The Peanut Salmonella Case

Posted on February 11, 2009
A recent article from the Battle Creek Enquirer reports: San Francisco-based law firm Marler Clark has added Kellogg Co. to its lawsuit in the salmonella outbreak linked to Peanut Corporation of America products. On Feb. 5, Marler Clark added Kellogg...

The Raw Milk Debate Continues

Posted on February 10, 2009
A recent article posted by the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund reports a new bill brought in the House to allow for the interstate traffic of raw milk. On January 28 Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced HR 778, a...

Search the FDA Peanut Recall Widget

Posted on February 09, 2009
The FDA has posted a peanut containing product recall widget in an effort to inform consumers about the potentially dangerous peanut containing products. Disclaimer (from the FDA website) Placement of the FDA's widget is to be used only as a...

Are X-Rays, Gamma Rays, and Electron Beams the Answer?

Posted on February 04, 2009
As the peanut paste problem persists some food experts think that widespread food irradiation is the solution to our food safety problems. A recent article from the New York Times posted on The Cornucopia Institutes website discusses food irradiation...

Peanut Recall Free Graphics

Posted on February 04, 2009
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Kroger recalls peanut butter products

Posted on February 03, 2009
Kroger, a grocery chain including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, Fry's, King Soopers, Smith's, Dillons, QFC, City Market, Foods Co., Jay C, Scott's, Owen's, Baker's, Gerbes, Hilander and Pay Less, has voluntarily recalled products containing peanut butter...

ABA Sponsors Food Law CLE

Posted on February 03, 2009
Hot topics in food law will be discussed in this teleconference and live audio webcast. From melamine in infant formula, to BPA in food packaging, to false or misleading labeling of products, food safety and marketing have been in the...

One Food Safety Expert Calls For FDA Reform

Posted on February 01, 2009
In the wake of the recent ongoing colossal peanut paste debacle, Caroline Smith DeWaal has recommended institutional and policy change at the FDA. Smith DeWaal is the director of food safety at the Center for Science in the Public Interest....

Yogurt Standards

Posted on January 30, 2009
Two wees ago, the FDA proposed a change to the standards of identity for yogurt. FDA Law Blog has a nice post on the proposed rules: FDA Law Blog The proposal itself is in the Federal Register (here). From FDA...

Peanut Corporation of America Expands Recall and Issues Statement

Posted on January 29, 2009
The Peanut Corporation of America published two press releases yesterday. First an extended recall notice: Peanut Corporation of America Expands Nationwide Recall of Peanut Products PCA Announces the Voluntary Recall of All Peanuts and Peanut Products Shipped from Georgia Plant...

More and More People Promote a White House Veggie Garden

Posted on January 29, 2009
Almost a year ago Roger Doiron, founder and director of Kitchen Gardens International, initiated the campaign to convince the new president to create a Victory Garden at the White House. He named the campaign Eat the View. Thousands have joined...

$$ SEED MONEY $$

Posted on January 28, 2009
On January 12, 2009 the USDA fined the Olean Seed Co. $1,050. On January 13, 2009 the USDA fined the Lesco Seed Co. $1,050. Both companies neither admitted nor denied the charges. William Mitchell College of Law student Michael Fahy...

Organic Fertilizer Producer Might Be Full of It, Says Feds

Posted on January 28, 2009
According to a report by the Organic Consumer Association (OCA), federal agents recently searched Port Organic Products Ltd. of Bakersfield, ?a major producer of fertilizer for California's organic farmers.? The investigation raises concerns about the possible use of synthetic nitrogen-based...

Peanut Corporation of America Knowingly Shipped Contaminated Peanut Products

Posted on January 28, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported Tuesday that the Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, Georgia, shipped out products that managers knew might be tainted with Salmonella. It appears from the report that the PCA, having received positive...

Study Shows Presence of Mercury in Some Food Products Containing High-Fructose Corn Syrup

Posted on January 26, 2009
In an article just published by the journal Environmental Health, researchers report having found mercury in 9 of 20 samples of commercial high fructose corn syrup. They point to an outdated processing technique that employs mercury to make high-fructose corn...

FDA Update Notice and Database on Search for Peanut Butter Product Recalls

Posted on January 23, 2009
FDA News release: "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting a very active and dynamic investigation into the source of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak.

"Natural" Food Outsells "Organic" Food in 2008

Posted on January 23, 2009
Nielsen Media Research, of Nielsen TV rating fame, has released its "Healthy Eating Report for 2008". "Although much is written about organics, products labeled 'natural' generate much higher sales," said a representative of Nielsen Media Research. Read excerpts from the...

USDA Admits a Lack of Strategy for Monitoring GMO Imports

Posted on January 22, 2009
In a report released by the U.S. Agriculture Department's Office of Inspector General, the Office of Inspector General said it does not have an import control policy to regulate imported GMO animals. The Office of Inspector General recommended the department...

Coke Sued over Vitamin Water -- Sugar!!

Posted on January 21, 2009
Center for Science in the Public Interest has sued Coca Cola over its promotion of Vitamin Water as "healthful". In fact, the drink has 33 grams of sugar per bottle, about the same as a can of pop. From the...

Vilsack confirmed as the new Secretary of Agriculture

Posted on January 21, 2009
The U.S. Senate confirmed former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack as Secretary of A griculture on Tuesday. Vilsack plans to promote biofuels and to make the school lunches in America?s schools healthier. He also hopes, along with Obama, to put a...

New York Governor?s ?Soda Tax? Debate Bubbling Up

Posted on January 20, 2009
The controversial New York ?soda tax? proposed by Governor David Paterson is not easy to digest for some of his constituents. On December 16, 2008, Mr. Paterson unveiled a proposal to place an 18% tax increase on ?fruit drinks that...

Study: Zip Code causes obesity

Posted on January 12, 2009
Not really, but a study in Seattle did find that zip codes of low income neighborhoods are associated with higher rates of obesity. In other words, lower incomes are associated with obesity. Obviously, this doesn't mean that your zip code...

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