Food Law and Policy Clinic

Via UPI  Via Jessie Higgins President Donald Trump signed the 2018 farm bill Thursday afternoon, ending months of congressional negotiations over the…

Via the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation  The 2018 Farm Bill just passed the House (368-47), after passing the Senate yesterday (87-13).

Via the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation  40 percent of food in the U.S. goes to waste each year, costing billions of…

Via Edible Brooklyn By: Lisa Held Source: Pixabay What do the founders of Early Bird Granola, Pilot Kombucha, and Hungry Bird Eats have in common?…

Via The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation By: Amy Hoover Amy Hoover was a FLPC summer intern and Cottage Food Laws in…

Via the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation Prevention magazine recently wrote an article full of ideas to reduce food…

Via the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation Brian Fink joins the Food Law and Policy Clinic in September 2018 as a Clinical Fellow.

Via the Center for Health Policy and Innovation The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) announces a…

By Tammuz Huberman J.D. '19— Most alcoholic beverages are not required to display nutrition or ingredient information. This makes them virtually the only ingestible consumer products not required to disclose comprehensive product identity or quality information.

From Food Law and Policy Clinic—At Harvard Law School’s 5th Annual Food Is Medicine Symposium, one woman was especially prepared for the occasion: she wore scrubs adorned with fruits and vegetables and broccoli earrings.

From Food Law and Policy Clinic—This guide addresses common legal questions that businesses, schools, and nonprofits often have about food donation in the District. It was commissioned by the DC Food Recovery Working Group, a group created to support food recovery efforts in Washington D.C. and the surrounding area.

From Food Law and Policy Clinic—Katie first became involved with the Food Law and Policy Clinic as a student in the Food Law and Policy Seminar in the fall of 2015. During law school, she spent three semesters with FLPC as a clinical student, focusing primarily on state and federal food waste and food recovery initiatives, as well as the clinic’s work in Navajo Nation.

From Food Law and Policy Clinic—Prior to joining FLPC, Nicole was Policy Director of the Good Food Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on creating a sustainable, healthy, and humane food system by supporting transformative plant-based and cultured food technology companies.

From Food Law and Policy Clinic—This week, I am excited to join a group of advocates and chefs from Food Policy Action, the National Resource Defense Council, ReFed, and the James Beard Foundation in Washington, D.C. to put food waste on the plates of Congress.

From Food Law and Policy Clinic—Once you start working on food waste issues, you start to see it everywhere—from your bleary-eyed 7 a.m. breakfast at your hotel’s buffet to the conference spread of delicious, healthy salads and wraps. Where is all this leftover food going to go?

From Food Law and Policy Clinic—On June 15, 2017, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School held a webinar to explore the recently released Blueprint for a National Food Strategy.

From the Food Law and Policy Clinic—“Eat your fruits and vegetables” is a simple-enough piece of nutritional advice most Americans have heard since they were young. When you look at America’s food policies, however, that straightforward missive gets incredibly complicated.

From the Food Law and Policy Clinic—“Food has been used as a weapon against the Navajo Nation.” With those words, Amber Crotty, a delegate to the Navajo Nation Council, began her closing remarks for the Diné Bich’iya (Navajo Food Sovereignty) Summit.

From the Food Law and Policy Clinic—Lee was accepted to the Stone Barns Exchange Fellowship, an exclusive fellowship program for inspirational leaders with big ideas, a deep understanding of the food system, and the skills to collaborate with a diverse coalition of change makers.

From the Food Law and Policy Clinic—The EPA’s Environmental Merit Award Program honors teachers, citizen activists, business leaders, scientists, public officials and others who have made outstanding contributions on behalf of the region's public health and natural environment.

From the Food Law and Policy Clinic—Today, Clinic with support from ReFED and Food Policy Action, released Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2018 Farm Bill, a report detailing how Congress can take action to reduce food waste, with a focus on opportunities to make such changes in the next farm bill.