by Joel Rothman | Aug 18, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
We know what to avoid in our diets: fun foods like ice cream sundaes, chocolate pies and most anything sold at a baseball park. Researchers are now trying a different approach, emphasizing what we should eat. Reporting in the August edition of the Journal of...
by Joel Rothman | Aug 11, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
Following reports in the Washington Post that standards for classifying foods as organic had been relaxed, the U.S. Agriculture Department is launching an audit of its National Organic Program. The Post says that department thinks external scrutiny is needed to...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 28, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
Nestled in the $800 billion-plus economic stimulus bills that Congress is considering are billions of dollars for non-profit research centers, universities and possibly private firms. The Chronicle of Higher Education breaks down the House and Senate bills into...
by Joel Rothman | Nov 2, 2005 | NutriSupLaw
Excellent article in the NY Times on the entry of large food companies into the organic foods business. The article mentions the First Circuit’s decision in Harvey v. Veneman in passing. For a more in-depth analysis from the organic industry’s perspective,...
by Joel Rothman | Oct 23, 2005 | NutriSupLaw
We previously reported here about the USDA’s decision to back down from its ill conceived policy to refuse organic certification to non-food products. It appears that the NY Times has caught up to our news cycle here at nutrisuplaw.com and published an...