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Not All Gruyere Comes From Gruyère: A Primer in Geographic Certification Marks

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In a decision characterized by the National Milk Producers Federation as a "momentous victory for American consumers, farmers and food manufacturers" and a "huge victory for worldwide producers" of gruyere cheese, the U.S....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Making Sense of FDA's Draft Guidance on Plant-Based Milk Alternatives

In February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance describing its "current view" of how companies should name plant-based foods marketed and sold as alternatives to milk. In this hotly contested...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

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BCLP’s 2018 Food, Beverage & Supplement Litigation Roundup

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It was another active year in 2018 for class action litigation targeting the food, beverage and supplement industries. A cross-practice team from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has authored a roundup of the most notable...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2019 #4

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA to Hold CBD Public Hearings - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reportedly said in a February 27, 2019, hearing before the House...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2019 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - CBD Banned from New York Restaurants, in Limbo in Idaho - New York City’s health department has reportedly ordered restaurants to stop serving products that contain cannabidiol...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

National Milk Producers Federation Petition Urges FDA to Take Swift Action to Stem the Tide of Misbranded Non-Dairy Plant-Based...

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) submitted a citizen petition to FDA related to the use of dairy terms such as “milk,” “yogurt,” “cheese,” “ice cream” and “butter” in the statements of identity for non-dairy...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - CBD Banned from New York Restaurants, in Limbo in Idaho - New York City’s health department has reportedly ordered restaurants to stop serving products that contain cannabidiol...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | October 2018 #4

Silverman Publishes “In Search of the Reasonable Consumer: When Courts Find Food Class Action Litigation Goes Too Far” - Shook Partner Cary Silverman has authored an article for the University of Cincinnati Law Review...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FDA Requests Comment on Use of Dairy-Terms in Labeling of Plant-Based Food Products

On Friday, September 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a request for comment on the use of dairy-terms in the labeling of plant-based food products. Interested stakeholders can submit comments to the...more

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Is Non-Dairy Milk Really Milk?

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Soy milk. Almond milk. Coconut milk. With the increase in health-conscious shopping and non-dairy diets, these terms and others have become household names....more

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FDA to Modernize Food Identity Standards, Starting With Dairy Products

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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has announced that the FDA is undertaking a comprehensive review of food standards of identity to ensure food labels are truthful and not misleading. No doubt that for some this announcement is...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | August 2018

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Announces Modernization for Dairy Product Identities - Following his related statements at a conference, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | July 2018 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Commissioner Questions Milk Standards Enforcement - At a speaking engagement, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reportedly expressed that the...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | April 2018 #2

China to Tariff U.S. Food Commodities - China has reportedly imposed tariffs on imports of U.S.-made agricultural products, including pork, soybeans, wheat, beef, orange juice, whiskey and corn, following the United...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | March 2018 #4

Washington Bans PFAs in Food Packaging - Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed into law the Healthy Food Packaging Act (H.B. 2658/S.B. 6396), making the state the first in the country to ban perfluorinated chemicals...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | January 2018 #2

Organic Group Objects to Withdrawal of OLPP - A group of organic food producers, retailers and certifiers has published a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post containing the text of a letter to Secretary of...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | August 2017

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has sent a letter to Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling for an investigation into the use of phthalates in food and fast-food packaging. Citing a...more

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Food, Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Regulatory Update Vol. IV | Issue 4

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On May 9, 2017, the Senate confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as the next FDA commissioner. With a 57-42 vote, the Senate filled the commissioner position most recently held by Dr. Robert Califf, who resigned in January 2017 and...more

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