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Publications

September 2, 2020News Alert EPA Proposes to Allow Certain Uses of Biotechnology in Development of Plant-Incorporated Protectants
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Kathryn Szmuszkovicz, Matthew Schneider, Jack Zietman
August 25, 2020News Alert Will California Adopt First-of-its-Kind Legislation Governing GHG Emissions from Land-Based Activities?
Beveridge & DiamondBrook Detterman, Alan J. Sachs, Jacob P. Duginski, Andrew A. Eberle
August 10, 2020News Alert USDA Proposes Overhaul of Organic Program Certification and Enforcement Rules
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Kathy Szmuszkovicz, Jack Zietman
July 14, 2020News Alert Massachusetts Approves $550K in Combined Settlements Against Cannabis Companies for Improper Use of Pesticides
Beveridge & DiamondMackenzie Schoonmaker, Kacie Couch (Summer Associate)
July 8, 2020News Alert USDA Issues Guidance to Facilitate Compliance with Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Kathy Szmuszkovicz, Jack Zietman
June 1, 2020News Alert Opportunities for Industry Action in Response to President Trump’s Executive Order Limiting EPA and Other Federal Agency Use of Guidance
Beveridge & DiamondDavid Friedland, Pamela Marks, Alan Sachs
May 19, 2020News Alert SECURE Rule Amends USDA Regulation of Genetically Engineered Organisms
Beveridge & DiamondJamie Auslander, Alan Sachs, Kathy Szmuszkovicz, Matt Schneider
May 18, 2020News Alert U.S. Government Accountability Office Issues Recommendations to Clarify Joint Framework for Regulating Cell-Cultured Meat Products
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Sarah Kettenmann
December 23, 2019News Alert EPA Approves Hemp Pesticide Applications In Advance of 2020 Growing Season
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Mackenzie Schoonmaker, Kathy Szmuszkovicz
December 20, 2019News Alert Senate Introduces Bill to Formalize Joint Framework for Regulating Cell-Cultured Meat Products
Beveridge & DiamondSarah Kettenmann, Alan Sachs
November 8, 2019News Alert USDA Interim Hemp Regulations Provide Welcome Guidance But Need Refinement
Beveridge & DiamondMackenzie Schoonmaker, Chris Strunk, Kathy Szmuszkovicz, Lucy Infeld, Hilary Jacobs, Dylan King
October 29, 2019News Alert USDA Issues Much-Needed Guidance to U.S. Hemp Industry via Interim Rule
Beveridge & DiamondHilary Jacobs, Mackenzie Schoonmaker, Chris Strunk, Kathy Szmuszkovicz
August 22, 2019News Alert EPA Seeks Public Comment on First-Ever Hemp Pesticide Applications
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Chris Strunk, Kathy Szmuszkovicz
July 8, 2019News Alert Mississippi Joins States Enacting Stricter Labeling Requirements for Food Products Developed from Animal Cell Cultures
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Sarah Kettenmann
July 1, 2019News Alert U.S. Supreme Court Increases Protection for Confidential Business Information Shared With The Federal Government
Beveridge & DiamondJamie Auslander, Kathy Szmuszkovicz, Eric Christensen
June 25, 2019News Alert Following Hearing, FDA Will Accept Comments on Cannabis Until July 2
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Mackenzie Schoonmaker
June 3, 2019News Alert USDA Issues Legal Opinion on Hemp
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Mackenzie Schoonmaker, Kathy Szmuszkovicz, Chris Strunk
May 29, 2019News Alert FDA to Hold Public Hearing May 31 Regarding Cannabis
Beveridge & DiamondMackenzie Schoonmaker
April 22, 2019Article Hemp Transporters are Still Dodging Potholes Despite the Farm Bill
National Industrial Hemp Council BlogChris Strunk, Dylan King
April 9, 2019News Alert Cannabis Business CEQA Exemption Expires on July 1: Will You Have a Permit or License to Conduct Business?
Beveridge & DiamondDavid McCray, Chris Strunk, Gina Ecolino
February 13, 2019Article Baby Steps in a Victory for Industrial Hemp and the CBD Industry
The VoiceAuthors: Chris Strunk, Mackenzie Schoonmaker
January 3, 2019News Alert USDA Issues Final Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
Beveridge & DiamondRuss LaMotte, Alan Sachs, Matt Schneider
December 21, 2018News Alert 2018 Farm Bill Legalizes Industrial Hemp
Beveridge & DiamondAlan Sachs, Mackenzie Schoonmaker, Kathy Szmuszkovicz, Chris Strunk
December 21, 2018News Alert Nipped in the Bud: Massachusetts Regulators Send Strong Message to Cannabis Industry About Using Unapproved Pesticides On Cannabis Plants
Beveridge & DiamondMackenzie Schoonmaker, Chris Strunk, Dylan King
Winter 2019Article A Burger By Any Other Name
The SciTech LawyerAlan Sachs, Sarah Kettenmann
May 8, 2018News Alert USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
Beveridge & DiamondRuss LaMotte, Alan Sachs, Sarah Kettenmann
April 5, 2018News Alert USDA Accepting Public Comments on “Clean Meat” Labeling Petition
Beveridge & DiamondRuss LaMotte, Alan Sachs
February 23, 2018News Alert EU’s Highest Court Issues Advisory Opinion Supporting Exemption of Directed Mutagenesis Products From GMO Regulation
Beveridge & DiamondRuss LaMotte, Kathy Szmuszkovicz, Alan Sachs
February 20, 2018News Alert EPA Issues New Strategic Plan with Sharp Changes to Agency Goals and Policies
Beveridge & DiamondPam Marks, Alan Sachs, Anthony Papetti
February 15, 2018News Alert Environmental Protection Agency Streamlines Pesticide Residue Chemistry Data Requirements for Seed Treatment Uses
Beveridge & DiamondKathy Szmuszkovicz, Alan Sachs, Sarah Kettenmann