Margaret Rosso Grossman

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 9 (2014), Issue 1, Page 60 - 62

The use of antimicrobial drugs (antibiotics) in animal feed or drinking water helps animals to gain weight more efficiently, but also contributes to antimicrobial resistance, which makes important antibiotics less effective and threatens public health.

Margaret Rosso Grossman

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 5 (2010), Issue 4, Page 216 - 221

In June 2010, the United States Supreme Court decided its first case involving genetically modified crops. Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms held that the federal district court had abused its discretion when it issued a broad injunction that prohibited even partial deregulation of genetically modified Roundup Ready® alfalfa and also prohibited planting of the crop pending completion of a detailed environmental impact statement.1 To some extent, both sides of the dispute can claim victory in the decision: the Supreme Court overturned the broad injunction, but Roundup Ready alfalfa remains a regulated crop that cannot be planted or sold.

Helle Tegner Anker, Margaret Rosso Grossman

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 4 (2009), Issue 1, Page 20

EFFL 1|2009 Authorization of Genetically Modified Organisms 3 I. Introduction 1. The precautionary principle In recent decades, the precautionary principle (or the precautionary approach)1 has emerged as an important component of environmental policy and law. A number of international measures articulate the principle,2 which can be traced to the German Vorsorgeprinzip.3 The Rio Declaration articulates the concept: [T]o protect the environment, t

Margaret Rosso Grossman

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 4 (2009), Issue 1, Page 2

EFFL 1|2009 Editorial 1 Editorial The articles in this issue of EFFL were developed from presentations at the October 2008 annual conference of the American Agricultural Law Association. The Bock Chair Mini-Symposium (sponsored by the Bock Chair in Agricultural Law at the University of Illinois) focused on the precautionary principle and its application in the trade and regulation of agricultural products and food in the European Union, the United States, and C

Margaret Rosso Grossman

European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 2 (2007), Issue 6, Page 5

Genetically Modified Food and Feed and the US National Environmental Policy Act I. Introduction In the US, federal laws and regulations govern the production and use of genetically modified (or genetically engineered) organisms (GMOs), and some states have also enacted regulatory measures. 1 Several administrative agencies, including the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Food and Drug Administratio