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The Daily Intake
New York Judge Lifts 2-Year Stay on KIND “All Natural” Suit (subscription to Law360 required)
A New York federal court ordered a consumer class action against KIND LLC to move forward after a two-year stay. Consumers are suing KIND for allegedly mislabeling its snack products…
In The Weeds
New Proposed Regulations in California
This post is authored by Fox Rothschild associate Henry Whitehead: For marijuana businesses operating in California the rules are still very much in flux, as shown by a new set…
Drug & Device Law
This Post Comes with No Sugar Added
This post comes from the Cozen O’Connor side of the blog. Today’s story is about a class action, one in which the defendant was sued for labeling its product…
Food Safety News
Debate about who can call ‘it’ meat moves to the federal court system
By Dan Flynn
Commercial speech is not easily restricted. Earlier this summer, some state restrictions on speech by companies in the alcohol business were struck down by a federal court. Missouri's first in…
The Food Court
(Don’t) Got Milk? FDA Cracking Down on Plant-Based Beverages
By Lori Lustrin, Melissa Pallett-Vasquez
At a recent Politico event, Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb signaled the agency’s shift to a new era of more stringent enforcement in the dairy business. Gottlieb did so…
The Daily Intake
NGOs Sue USDA Over Delay in Issuing BE Disclosure Rules
The 2016 National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standards (NBFDS) Act directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop regulations and standards to create mandatory disclosure requirements for bioengineered (BE) foods by July…
The Daily Intake
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Injunctive Relief Where Named Plaintiff Concedes She Would Not Purchase Allegedly Mislabeled Tea in the Future
9th Circ. OKs Toss Of Twinings Tea Antioxidant Case - Law360 (subscription to Law360 required) Seeking injunctive relief in consumer class action cases requires the plaintiff to show there is…
The Daily Intake
Missouri Considers Plant-Based Meat Labeling Bill
The Missouri House approved a bill that would ban companies from labeling lab-grown meat products or meat substitutes as meat (St. Louis Post Dispatch). The labeling proposal is included in…
Food Safety News
Big meat says people have a right to know if meat isn’t meat
By Dan Flynn
If you've ever gotten in trouble for coming home with almond milk instead of cow milk, and if you favor labeling food containing GMOs because of your right to know,…
The Daily Intake
Arkansas Passes Resolution Calling for Standard for Rice
Over the last year, dairy industry groups have appealed to FDA and Congress to enforce the standard of identity for milk with regard to plant-based beverages labeled as “milk,” for…