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A Cannabis Pivot to Smokable Herbs

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As the cannabis industry continues to navigate choppy economic and legal waters into 2024, some cannabis companies are pivoting to the smokable herbs market. And I do not mean to those hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - February 2023 #2

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of draft guidance for industry on labeling plant-based milk alternatives. The guidance indicates that plant-based milk alternatives can be labeled as...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Food and Beverage Labeling Litigation: Recent Trends

The food and beverage industries introduced numerous technologies and products over the past year and a half that have raised new questions about advertising practices and presented novel legal issues regarding how goods are...more

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AI-Perfected Plant Milk Tastes Just Like Milk — Is It Milk?

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U.S. households are drinking less milk these days. Instead, alternative plant-based “milk” beverages (made from soybeans, almonds, oats, coconut, etc.) are on the rise. A study reports that around 38% of households consume...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l September 2020

Court Dismisses Beef “Product of the USA” Lawsuit - A New Mexico federal court has dismissed allegations that several food companies falsely labeled beef as a “Product of the USA” because the cattle were raised in other...more

Bilzin Sumberg

A Budding Opportunity—Why the CBD Industry Requires Regulation

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Manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of CBD products should embrace and participate in reform to address public health concerns, write Bilzin Sumberg attorneys. Consumer groups like the Arthritis Foundation are stepping...more

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CBD Industry Experiences Wave of New Consumer Lawsuits

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The cannabidiol (CBD) industry has been on the receiving end of over a half dozen new consumer class actions in recent weeks, which is likely only the beginning for the emerging industry....more

Jones Day

The Complex Labeling Landscape for Plant-Based Meat Alternatives

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With the rise of plant-based alternatives to conventional meat products, the industry has come under scrutiny from government regulators, both in the United States and abroad. In 2019 alone, nearly 30 states considered...more

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US House Representatives from New York Introduce Bill to Define “Natural” Cosmetics

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Synopsis: Unhappy with the FDA’s position on branding, Congressional representatives seek to define “natural” narrowly to limit its use in consumer advertising....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Receives Hundreds Of Comments On Hemp Interim Rule - Two weeks after opening a comment period on an interim final rule on hemp farming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #4

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letter to CBD Co. for Unsubstantiated Claims - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Curaleaf Inc. for “illegally selling...more

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National Advertising Division Issues Decision on “0 g Added Sugars” Claim for Oatmilk

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Oatly, Inc. has chosen to discontinue its “no added sugars” advertising claims after the Campbell Soup Company brought a challenge before the National Advertising Division (NAD). Campbell argued that various claims found on...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #2

Shook Takes the Pulse of General Counsel on Maturation of Global Cannabis Market - More than half of in-house counsel surveyed in a new white paper by Shook, Hardy & Bacon plan to increase legal spending in the next two...more

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(Don’t) Got Milk? FDA Cracking Down on Plant-Based Beverages

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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 with an amusing quote:...more

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