Written by Seth Gitner, 3L at Georgetown, 2017-2018 Student Orgs. Co-Chair In May of 2016 the FDA announced that it would be amending its labeling regulations by updating the nutrition facts panel.[1] One of the updates to the nutrition facts panel is going to be a line for added sugars.[2] […]
Want to know what it’s like to be on the FLSN executive board? Check out the following reflections from some of our 2017-2018 executive board members! This past year I served as a Careers Chair on the FLSN Executive Board. One of the primary aims of the Food Law Student […]
Written by: Rebecca Gobeil, Boston College Law School 3L, 2017-2018 Vice President of FLSN Starting a Food Law organization at a law school is not always easy. While the field of Food and Agriculture law is extremely fascinating and many folks would be interested in it; it is hard to […]
Written by: Erika Dunyak, LL.M. Student at the University of Arkansas Hello Food Law Student Network Members! I am an alumnus of the Network, myself, and am currently a student in the Agricultural and Food Law LL.M. at the University of Arkansas. The LL.M. is a great option for students or […]
Written by: Kristina Ellis- a 2L at University of Denver The Budget Requests have been turned in, the semester begins, and your Student Bar Association (SBA) issues your budget. You open the email to find out that you’ve received no funding for the year. Suddenly the planning of every event, […]
Written by: Hannah Catt- a 3L at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket: Court Affirms Humane Farm Animal Care’s Email was False Advertising Handsome Brook Farm, LLC, is an egg producer that distributes its products in grocery stores in […]
Written by: Mallory Newman- 3L at Florida State University Hello FLSN members! I am Mallory Neumann a 3L at Florida State University College of Law and a Careers Co-Chair for FLSN. As Careers Co-Chairs, Zoe Grant and I plan to share internship and career opportunities in food law with […]
Written by Zoe Grant- J.D. Candidate 2019 (University of Oregon) (Photo from the University of Surrey’s Webpage) A Food Law Society can be a great way to collaborate with other students interested in practicing Food Law and make professional connections. Unfortunately, many law schools do not have any Food oriented […]
Written by Eliza Pan, Summer 2017 intern in the Food Law and Policy Clinic. While “farming” may still evoke pastoral images for many Americans, modern agriculture has become increasingly data-driven in the last decade. Since Monsanto’s approximately $1-billion acquisition of The Climate Corporation in 2013, ag data has generated both significant […]