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Risks In Your Co-Packer Agreement

Partnering with a co-packer is an efficient and very popular way to run and grow your food business. Contract manufacturing…
Is Your Business Ready For A Co-Packing Agreement?

Scaling-up production can be tricky. Co-packers can provide quick access to scale, but only by precipitating new processes, sourcing requirements,…
FDA Food Labeling Requirements

There is no shortage of hard work when you start a new food business. You work meticulously to craft the…
The Good Kind Of Agricultural Contract

We’ve always advocated that good contracts are a reliable way for farmers to manage their financial risks. This article caught…
Food Law 2.0: A Better Way to Do Business with Our Firm

Food is changing, so we changed with it. Six years of practice in food law means that we’ve benefited from…
Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Project

The Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Celebration was held this past Saturday and we were lucky enough to be a part.…
FDA’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) (Pub. L. 111-353) enables the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency)…
Upcoming events

Jason Foscolo, principal food law attorney at The Food Law Firm, will lead workshops and join panel discussions at Pace…
Lab Grown Meat

We will probably be eating lab-grown meat one day soon. So long as it can withstand a few hours in…
Debt and American Chicken Farming

This handy infographic explains the economics of poultry production from the perspective of the typical American chicken farmer. It’s not…
Crop insurance for vegetable and fruit farmers

The New Food Economy has the best article we’ve seen in a long time on crop insurance for vegetable and…
When a food business signs a supplier agreement with Whole Foods, the supplier agrees to indemnify Whole Foods for any…