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Labeling
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The Daily Intake
California Federal Judge Dismisses First Amended Complaint in Proposed Class Action Against Kellogg Vanilla Labeling
Kellogg Gets 2nd Win In Vanilla Flavor False Ad Suit (subscription to Law360 required) As our readers may recall, a California federal judge dismissed a proposed class action on June 22, 2020…
Food Safety News
FTC’s move could help make ‘Made in the USA’ label meaningful again
By Dan Flynn
A 60-day comment period for the Federal Trade Commission’s “Made in the USA” label ended Monday with 838 submissions that favor a crack-down on unqualified U.S-origins claims on product labels.…
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Miyoko’s Creamery Wins Right to Use the Term “Vegan Butter”
On Friday, August 21, 2020, Judge Richard Seeborg at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California filed an order granting Miyoko’s Creamery’s (“Miyoko’s”) motion for a preliminary…
Criminal
“Labeling Violence”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Cecelia Klingele now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:In recent years, federal and state-level…
Food Safety News
Harvard suggests FSIS go slowly on labeling ‘lab-grown’ meat and poultry
By Dan Flynn
In some action on the petition front, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) acknowledges a request from the Harvard Law School's "Animal Law and Policy Clinic." The Harvard animal law…
The Daily Intake
Class Action Alleges Vanilla Soy Milk Is Deceptively Labeled
On June 26, 2020, Sheehan & Associates, P.C., on behalf of a proposed class of Plaintiffs, filed a class action lawsuit against Hain Celestial Group, Inc. asserting that the company…
Incontestable Blog
Lacking FDA Guidance Re “Natural” Labeling, First Circuit Holds Use of GMOs May Be Deceptive
By Publisher
The First Circuit recently addressed whether a consumer’s action against Conagra could proceed where the consumer alleged that Conagra deceived her by labeling Wesson Oil “100% Natural.” In actuality, the…
The Daily Intake
TTB Publishes Final Rule Modernizing Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Alcoholic Beverages
On April 2, 2020, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued a final rule, which modernizes labeling and advertising regulations for wine, distilled spirits, and malt beverages. …
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Businesses
FDA and USDA Allow Food Packaged for Restaurants and Food Service to Be Repurposed for Consumers
By Perkins Coie
Authored by Lawrence Reichman Recognizing that much of the food that has been packaged for sale to restaurants and other food service establishments cannot be used by them during the…
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California Federal Judge Certifies Class in “Pure” Honey Labeling Suit (Law360 subscription required)
On February 24, a California federal court certified a statewide class of consumers who may have been misled by the “pure” and “100% pure” claims on honey labels produced by…