On October 8, 2026, Plaintiffs in California League of Food Producers v. Bonta (S.D. Cal.) asked the Court for permission to file a Second Amended Complaint (SAC) in their legal challenge to SB 343, California’s Truth in Recycling law, to
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CPSC Publishes Federal Register Notices for Coin Batteries and Lithium-Ion Batteries for Micromobility Devices
On October 5, 2026, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published two announcements in the Federal Register seeking public comments on two separate proposed standards for batteries. The first is a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)…
Draft Citizen Petition Requests Warning on Raw-Milk Cheese
By Lauren Haas
- A food safety law firm recently released a draft citizen petition asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require warning labels on cheeses made with raw milk, following multiple outbreaks linked to these products in recent months.
- The
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FDA Releases 2025 CORE-EP Annual Report
- Yesterday, FDA’s Office of Coordinated Outbreak Response, Evaluation, & Emergency Preparedness (CORE+EP) released its annual report summarizing outbreaks of foodborne illness and certain adverse events in FDA-regulated human foods. The office’s “CORE” team responds to acute outbreaks and certain adverse
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Company Sued Over ‘Sugar-Free’ Beverages Due to Sugar from Lactose
- Starbucks is being sued over its “sugar-free” protein beverages (Law360 subscription required), which plaintiffs claim are deceptively labeled due to containing 13 to 21 g of sugar per venti-size beverage from naturally occurring lactose in milk.
- According to the plaintiffs,
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FDA Launches Nationwide Recruitment Effort for Advisory Committees
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on September 30, 2026, a nationwide effort to recruit scientific experts, technical professionals, and consumer representatives to serve on FDA advisory committees. The agency simultaneously published two Federal Register notices seeking nominations
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FCC Proposes Changes to Equipment Authorization Requirements
On September 8, 2026, the United States Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) began accepting comments in a regulatory proceeding with the potential to significantly expand the FCC’s national-security controls over communications equipment, largely impacting devices manufacturers outside of the U.S.
In…
Governor Newsom Signs Bill for Non-UPF Certification Program
By Lauren Haas
- Governor Newsom has signed California’s AB 2244, which creates the country’s first voluntary non-ultraprocessed food certification program.
- By June 1, 2029, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) must develop a system to accredit independent certification agents that can
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Lawmakers Demand Answers from USDA on Halting of Cyclospora Research
- Lawmakers from both the House and Senate sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on September 17, 2026, demanding that the Agency account for the shuttering of the majority of USDA’s Cyclospora research. Cyclospora contamination was the cause of
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Court Denies Intervention Request in SB 343 Challenge
On September 28, 2026, the Court in California League of Food Producers v. Bonta (S.D. Cal.) denied a motion to intervene in the suit (Motion) filed by two non-profit organizations, Earth Island Institute (EII) and Californians Against Waste (CAW) (September…