Nearly a year ago on August 5, 2013, we reported on the blog that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had published a final rule establishing a regulatory definition of the term “gluten-free” for voluntary use in the labeling of
Food Liability Law
Discussion of Emerging Legal Threats to the Food Industry
The Food Liability Law blog, published by Stoel Rives LLP, focuses on legal issues related to food product labeling, regulatory compliance, and consumer protection claims. It covers topics such as class action lawsuits over misleading food labels, FDA regulations and updates on nutrition facts labeling, and challenges involving marketing claims like "Nothing Artificial" or GMO labeling. The blog also addresses industry events and developments in natural and organic food law, providing insights on how food manufacturers must navigate evolving legal standards and regulatory requirements to avoid liability and ensure accurate product representation.
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“Tanning Salons” Versus “Edible Art”: What is Artisan Bread?
This is a follow-up on the entry on VPN Pizza. It results from this interview by a blogger with Eli Colvin, head baker of the MODEL Bakery in California, and Don Sadowsky, whom the interviewer identifies as a “bread pal.” …
New York “Big Gulp” Ban Bites It For Good
The New York Court of Appeals has ruled in the case of Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce v. New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene to strike down, permanently, New York City’s attempted ban on sugar-based beverages…
POM Also Thinks Justice Kennedy Wonderful (Indeed, his colleagues, too)
In its much-anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court last week declared that the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the federal Lanham Act can coexist side-by-side. In other words, even if you comply perfectly with the FDA’s labeling…
Constitutionality of Vermont’s Recently Enacted GMO Labeling Law Challenged
In a lawsuit filed yesterday, June 12, 2014, in United States District Court for the District of Vermont, four national trade associations representing food producers and manufacturers sued the state of Vermont claiming that the state’s recently passed Act 120,…
Astiana’s End: “All Natural” Case Against Ben & Jerry’s Dismissed
VPN and Pizza: The Right Way To Deal with Food Claims
An article in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal reminded me of a point I’ve been trying to make for years but didn’t have a good hook to do so. Now that this idea is in print, I do, so here goes. …
A Cereal. A Rabbi. A Peppercorn.
What can you say about an internet contracting strategy that died?
I’m referring, of course, to General Mills’ abortive attempt to include new terms of service on all its internet and social media products, including an agreement to arbitrate and…
Locavore To the Max
Health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn has an interesting take in a new article on her Health Populi blog about “km zero”, a food movement she describes as “the future of food.” Basically, it takes locavore standards to the max, seeking to source…
New Bipartisan Bill Introduced Regarding GMO Labeling
Last week U.S. Representatives Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) introduced a bipartisan bill that would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to foods produced from, containing, or consisting of a bioengineered organism. The result…