by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Jul 22, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
Written By Avani Rai, and originally published in The Harvard Undergraduate Law Review’s Spring 2024 Edition. Emily M. Broad Leib is a Clinical Professor of Law, Director of Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, and Founding Director of...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Jul 2, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, Commentary
By Denae Romero, FLPC Intern, Summer 2024 On June 12 at the ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit in Baltimore, MD, the USDA Secretary, Tom Vilsack announced the finished version of the “National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics” (the...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | May 13, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
By Heather Latino, Clinical Instructor 2023 was a momentous year for food waste policy. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its report finding that wasted food decaying in landfills is responsible for an alarming 58% of all municipal landfill...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | May 3, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA: May 3, 2024 – Earlier this week, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow of the Senate Agriculture Committee released a detailed section-by-section proposal for the Farm Bill. The proposal includes several bipartisan food waste provisions...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Apr 24, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic and The Global FoodBanking Network offer comprehensive policy opportunities for national governments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA. (April 24, 2024) – Food loss and waste (FLW) occurs at every stage of the supply...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Apr 16, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, Commentary, Students Speaking On...
By Caitlin Colangelo, FLPC 2L Student On March 19-20, 2024, I attended a Fly-In advocacy event with the Zero Food Waste Coalition (ZFWC) in Washington, DC with another clinical student and a clinic fellow. The goal of the ZFWC is to build momentum on food waste...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Apr 9, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
By Catherine Boudreau. Originally published in Business Insider on March 28, 2024. Nearly 60 types of date labels appear on food and drinks in US stores. The confusion leads to the average family of four losing about $1,500 a year to uneaten food. Before tossing that...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Feb 27, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, Commentary, Students Speaking On...
By Mady Womack, FLPC Clinic Student, Fall 2023 I was initially drawn to the Clinic because I was involved with establishing a food pantry on my undergraduate campus. Agriculture is also a crucial part of the economy in my home state of Kansas, so I wanted to learn...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Feb 27, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
More than 40% of produce in the country is lost or wasted but new research highlights how it could be a key tool in fighting rising food insecurity. One charity is leading the charge By Constance Malleret in Rio De Janerio. Originally published in The Guardian on Feb....
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Feb 26, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
02/26/24. By Frank Yianna. Originally published in Agri-Pulse. Roughly nine years ago, while serving as Vice President for Food Safety at the world’s largest food retailer, I surveyed how many different date labels were used by food producers to convey that food was...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Feb 20, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic & The Global FoodBanking Network identify policies to help Brazil address food waste, hunger, and mitigate climate change. February 20, 2024 (Brazil) —The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Feb 12, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, Commentary
Late last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics. The draft strategy...
