Advocacy
Every post the Federation has filed under Advocacy.
The exemption boundary moves again
A federal traceability rule's small-producer exemptions are up for another look this year, and the federation is asking members to send in real numbers before the window closes.
Read postThe aging clock is under review again
The federal food-safety regulator is re-examining how long raw-milk cheese must age before sale. Here's what's actually being studied, and how to weigh in.
Read postThe traceability deadline just moved, and that's good news
The federal food traceability rule's compliance date has been pushed back again, buying small creameries real time. Here's what changed and what to do with it.
Read postThe label claim worth reading twice
A voluntary origin-claim rule took effect earlier this year, and a front-of-pack labeling proposal is still moving. Neither one is optional to understand, even though the first is…
Read postThe small-producer exemption question
Federal traceability recordkeeping rules exempted the smallest producers when they took effect. Members want to know whether that line is about to move.
Read postWhat the new traceability training actually covers
The federal food-safety regulator released a new training curriculum on traceability recordkeeping this week. We break down what it changes and who actually needs it.
Read postThe aging rule and the avian flu study
A widely cited study on avian flu in raw-milk cheese is still shaping this year's aging-rule debate. Here's what it found, what it doesn't prove, and what we're…
Read postThe petition behind your interstate pallet
A long-running federation petition on interstate raw-milk cheese shipment is back in front of members this spring, and the ask is smaller than it sounds.
Read postA carve-out for cottage cheese, and a clock for everyone else
The federal traceability rule just gained an exemption for cottage cheese, and the compliance clock for everyone else moved out to 2028. Here is what that actually changes…
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