News & Commentary
On February 15, 2017, the Food Marketing Institute and Grocery Manufacturers Association launched a new initiative to standardize date labels on food packages. The voluntary initiative, which follows recommendations FLPC has […]
Emily Broad Leib, director of the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, appeared on the Thursday, February 16 episode of CBS This Morning. She spoke about the new […]
Originally published by USA Today on February 14, 2017. Written by Matthew Zahnzinger. You’re cleaning out your fridge and pantry, amazed at just how big the pile of stuff you’re going […]
Today, Representatives Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and James P. McGovern (D-MA) introduced legislation intended to boost food donations across the United States. The Harvard […]
Today, the Food Law and Policy Clinic of Harvard Law School released Moving Food Waste Forward: Policy Recommendations for Next Steps in Massachusetts. The report follows FLPC’s October 2016 report, Keeping […]
This blog post was written by Susanna Barron, a Student in 2016 Fall Semester of Harvard Law School’s Public Health Law and Policy Seminar. As I was reading the assigned articles […]
Does your work connect to food and labor? Are you studying the players in our food system, and how their roles and rights have changed over time? The Harvard Just […]
Developing a more standardized system could keep 398,000 tons of food from being wasted every year, according to a report released this year by Harvard Food Law and Policy […]
Written by By Julie Steenhuysen and originally published by Reuters on January 5, 2017. Scientists have shown conclusively that treatment not only improves the health of people infected with HIV, […]
As we look to the start of a new year, we cannot help but feel proud for what we have been able to accomplish with our many partners in this work. […]
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) is thrilled to share that the USDA has updated its guidance for food manufacturers and retailers, encouraging them to use a “Best if […]
Food Law & Policy, News, Commentary
Industry Introduces National Guidance for Standard Date Labels to Reduce Confusion and Food Waste
February 15, 2017
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) is thrilled to share that the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today launched a new initiative to […]