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U.S. News & World Report: Hormel meat labeling case shows U.S. rules need reform -advocates
Hormel Foods’ labeling of a meat product line as “natural” despite using the same hogs and production methods as its other brands shows the U.S. meat labeling system needs reforms,…
Reuters: Hormel meat labeling case shows U.S. rules need reform -advocates
Hormel Foods’ labeling of a meat product line as “natural” despite using the same hogs and production methods as its other brands shows the U.S. meat labeling system needs reforms,…
Politico: Strange bedfellows: Why Biden is siding with the meat industry
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case about livestock welfare that could have broad implications for the ability of states to regulate everything…
Washington Post: Federal court finds 3rd Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional
A federal judge has struck down the third attempt by the Iowa Legislature to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse, finding once again that the law passed…
Des Moines Register: Judge strikes down 4th Iowa ‘ag-gag’ law in ongoing conflict over free speech vs. trespassing
A federal court has once again blocked Iowa’s efforts to bar animal rights activists from gaining access to commercial livestock operations.
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Judge says Iowa’s third ag-gag law is unconstitutional, like previous versions
For the third time in five years, a judge has struck down the Iowa Legislature’s efforts to criminalize the use of cameras in agriculture facilities and other businesses.
Courthouse News: Federal judge strikes down latest version of Iowa ‘ag-gag’ law
A federal judge in Des Moines held Monday that the latest version of Iowa’ so-called “ag-gag” law aimed at preventing animal rights groups and journalists from video recording conditions in…
Bloomberg Law: Appeals Court to Decide if Federal Judges Can Order OSHA to Act
A case over OSHA’s failure to cite a Pennsylvania-based meat processing plant for alleged Covid-19 health and safety violations is testing how far workers can go to address imminent dangers…
Law360: Racial Bias Suit Dropped After Aid Cut For Minority Farmers
A group of white farmers led by Texas’ agriculture commissioner has abandoned its claim that a federal loan relief program for minority farmers is racially discriminatory, after President Joe Biden — in a…