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Pennsylvania Enacts New Oversight Framework for Food Processing Residuals Used as Fertilizer
Pennsylvania’s recently enacted 2026-27 budget-related Fiscal Code legislation establishes a new framework that is li...
Learn MoreNavigating Date Labeling and Marketing Claim Risk in the Mid-Atlantic Food Industry
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and broader Mid‑Atlantic food and beverage manufacturers are operating in an increasingly complex c...
Learn MoreRecent Cold Snap Raises Risks for Crop Losses and Contract Performance
Pennsylvania’s recent cold snap, the so-called Spring Freeze, hit during a vulnerable period for many crops, creating the p...
Learn MoreFDA Signals Sweeping Shift Away from Petroleum‑Based Synthetic Food Dyes: New Labeling Flexibility and Reformulation Timelines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a series of regulatory policy changes that significantly tighten ov...
Learn MoreBarley Snyder Welcomes Hyo Jin “Jinnie” Lee to Food & Agribusiness Industry Group
For Immediate Release Reading, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that Hyo Jin (“Jinnie”) Lee ha...
Learn MoreNew State Laws Aim to Hold Producers Responsible for Recycling
Selling consumer packaged goods is becoming more expensive for manufacturers that sell nationally. Extended Producer Responsi...
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Implements Mandatory Milk Testing Program to Combat Spread of HPAI
This client alert is a continuation in a series of Barley Snyder clients alerts on the ongoing Highly Pathogenic Av...
Learn MoreUSDA Issues Proposed Rule on Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems
This is an update to our December 6, 2023 alert titled “New Poultry Contract Regulations Going into Effect.” On June 3, 2...
Learn MoreBarley Snyder Attorney Gregory Young Honored for Fifty Years of Service by the Pennsylvania Bar Association
For Immediate Release Reading, Pa. – Attorney Gregory R. Young has been recognized by the Pennsylvania Bar Association...
Learn MoreFighting Bird Flu: USDA to Provide Funding to Combat HPAI
This is an update to our April 25, 2024, alert titled “Bird Flu’s Current Opponent: Dairy.” While the concern about Hi...
Learn MoreBird Flu’s Current Opponent: Dairy
This week, federal authorities announced that they had discovered inactive fragments of the bird flu virus in grocery store s...
Learn MoreNew Poultry Contract Regulations Going into Effect
Following the announcement of revised rules aimed at enhancing transparency between processors and poultry producers, the U.S...
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