Note to Industry: ADA Access Applies to Websites, Too

Note to Industry: ADA Access Applies to Websites, Too

November 19, 2019

Food and beverage industry, if you haven’t already, now is the time to review your websites. I have noticed an uptick in litigation against businesses for allegedly not having an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant website. Even though the ADA does not expressly mention websites, nor is there any legally established standard (yet) about what is a compliant website, the courts have interpreted the ADA to extend to websites. However, what is known is…

Note to Industry: ADA Access Applies to Websites, Too

November 19, 2019

“Happy Cows” and Sad Customers? Bill Acevedo Comments on Ben & Jerry’s Milk Sourcing Lawsuit

November 14, 2019

In a recent interview with Food Navigator USA, Partner Bill Acevedo discusses the recent lawsuit against Unilever that alleges the company misleads customers by representing Ben & Jerry’s ice cream products as being made with milk from “happy cows” in a Caring Dairy Program. The lawsuit states that only a small percentage of the milk and cream used in these products comes from these “happy cows and that the majority originates from regular, mass-produced dairy…

Everybody Else Is Doing CBD, So Why Can’t We?

September 27, 2019

How many times has any parent heard the familiar lament, “Everybody else is doing it!” Usually, that feeble protest is met with a definitive response along the lines of “That doesn’t make it right.” And, usually, that’s the best answer – especially when it comes to CBD. Anyone who attended this year’s Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California or Expo East in Baltimore, Maryland knows that CBD products seemed to be just about everywhere. …

Tillamook Presents Deceptive Image of Milk Sourcing Strategy, Alleges Lawsuit; Tillamook ‘Adamantly Disagrees’

August 21, 2019

Wendel Rosen attorney Bill Acevedo is quoted in the article “Tillamook presents deceptive image of milk sourcing strategy, alleges lawsuit; Tillamook ‘adamantly disagrees’,” which published on August 20, 2019 in Food Navigator. To read more, please click here.…

CBD is Growing Fast, but Several Hurdles Could Slow Progress

July 24, 2019

Wendel Rosen attorney Bill Acevedo is quoted in the article “Soup-to-Nuts Podcast: CBD is growing fast, but several hurdles could slow progress,” which published on June 7, 2019 in Food Navigator. To read more, please click here.…

FDA Hearings on CBD Products Prompt Talk of ‘Wild West’

July 23, 2019

Wendel Rosen attorney Bill Acevedo is quoted in the article “FDA hearings on CBD products prompt talk of ‘Wild West’,” which published on May 31, 2019 in S&P Global. To read more, please click here. …

See you at Natural Products Expo West 2019

March 6, 2019

By Wendel Rosen, March 7, 2019 Convention by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images Wendel Rosen food and beverage attorneys William Acevedo, Karen Balderama and Dick Lyons will be attending the Natural Products Expo West tradeshow in Anaheim, California from March 7-9, 2019. They’ll be there to check in with our clients, see the newest products and trends, catch up with industry partners, and support OSC2. Wendel Rosen is proud to…

“C” is for “Confusion” When It Comes to CBD

February 15, 2019

By Bill Acevedo, February 15, 2019 “Krümel Monster Muffins” by Xitu is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 The regulatory status of a food ingredient is governed by certain bright line rules. Any substance that is reasonably expected to become a component of food is a food additive. A food additive is subject to premarket approval by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) unless the substance is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) among…

Who are You Calling a Liar? The Case for Early Substantiation of Labeling Claims