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Labeling
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The Daily Intake
FSIS Announces Updated Label Approval Guideline
On December 10, 2025, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the availability of updated guidelines for label approval which reflect changes to clarify the conditions under which voluntary…
Regulatory Oversight
Virginia Takes Action Against Retailer Selling THC Products
By Jean Smith-Gonnell, Chuck Slemp, Nick Ramos
What Happened On September 14, Virginia's Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares issued a letter to the registered agent of the Good Vibes Shop, a Radford, VA store, for selling tetrahydrocannabinol…
Food Safety News
FSIS delivers the final word on four food safety petitions
By Dan Flynn
Four petitions for policy changes — one from 2016 — have received final rulings from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The oldest petition was from the Animal Welfare…
Food Safety News
Food companies’ claims get more attention from the USDA
By Dan Flynn
The USDA has released new guidance for food companies that make animal-raising and climate claims about their food. This updated guideline makes recommendations to strengthen the documentation supporting animal-raising or…
The Daily Intake
Second Circuit Affirms Win for Defendants in Challenge to Glucosamine Labeling on Federal Preemption Grounds
Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment for Defendants Walgreen Co. and International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) on preemption grounds…
Food Safety News
Organic association suggests Perdue Farms’ petition needs some work
By Dan Flynn
Perdue Farms LLC petitioned the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in March of 2023 requesting that the service conduct a rulemaking process to define separate “free range” and “pasture-raised”…
Food Litigation News
Notable Ruling Roundup
By David T. Biderman, Tommy Tobin
Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Shamea Broussard, et al. v. Dole Packaged…
Regulatory Oversight
TTB Seeking Public Input on Potential Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Changes
By John West, Nick Ramos
As we previously reported, the Treasury Department released a 2022 report on Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine, and Spirits (the Competition Report) recommending, in part, that the Alcohol…
The Daily Intake
“No Preservatives” Claim Challenged
A class-action lawsuit was filed (Law360 subscription required) last week alleging that Defendants’ Motts, LLP and Keurig DR Pepper Inc. falsely and misleadingly labeled their product, “Mr. & Mrs. T…
Food Safety News
MCOOL for beef products introduced by South Dakota’s Dusty Johnson
By News Desk
Congressman Dusty Johnson, R-SD, has introduced the Beef Origin Labeling Accountability Act to clarify and reinstate mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef products. South Dakota’s “lone voice” in Congress explained: “Consumers don’t…