Food Contamination

Nestle USA Recalls Two National Frozen Pizza Brands

by Demas Law Group on 5/9/2013

We have all found ourselves many times with nothing ready to go for dinner, and for those of us who have families there really is no wiggle room to come up with a solution. This is generally where the frozen pizza market...more

Years Later, PCA Employees Indicted

by Steve Kluting | Varnum LLP on 4/15/2013

I had the following email exchange earlier this year with a concerned client: Client (in late January 2013): "Hi Steve, I was wondering if you knew of any cases where employees were prosecuted for not following...more

FDA Uses New Recall Power For First Time

by Steve Kluting | Varnum LLP on 3/26/2013

More than two years ago, the Food Safety Modernization Act authorized, for the first time, the FDA to force a company to conduct a food recall. Prior to that, all food recalls (with the exceptions of baby formula) were...more

Perils Of The Global Supply Chain Series, Part 3: Groundbreaking ‘Honey Laundering’ Sting Signals New Era In Supply Chain...

by Elizabeth Banzhoff, Elizabeth Breakstone, Jean-Jacques Cabou, T. Markus Funk, Michael Sink | Perkins Coie on 3/21/2013

Supply chain compliance is on the government’s enforcement radar like never before. If the recent Executive Order on Trafficking in Government Contracts and final SEC Conflict Minerals Rules were not notice enough, the...more

FDA Food Safety Rulemaking Tour Heads to the Northwest

by Michael Gelardi | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/19/2013

The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public meeting on FDA’s proposed food safety rules in Portland, OR on March 27-28. The rules implement portions of the recent Food Safety Modernization Act by...more

Why Does Food Mislabeling Outrage Consumers?

by June Campbell, Paul D. Swanson | Lane Powell PC - Food, Beverage and... on 3/15/2013

“There’s a Chinese restaurant on every block, and if you think mouths won’t water when you come strolling by, then you don’t know squat about Oriental cuisine. They prize the taste of dog, friend. The chefs round up strays...more

When Food Production Leads to Prosecution

by Jeffrey B. Coopersmith, Chip English, David Ernst, Nicholas Kampars | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/7/2013

Over the last few weeks, two big stories have made headlines in the food industry. Beginning in early February, news media across Europe began reporting that food products tested in several European countries contained...more

Product Liability Annual Review -- 2012

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/1/2013

In This Issue: Letter from Chair; Key Practice Highlights; Aviation; Consumer Products and Toxic Torts; Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices; Awards + Rankings; Publications; Key Contacts. Excerpt from...more

11th Circuit Case Signals Split on Law vs. Regulation vs. … Contract?

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 2/25/2013

On February 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the smuggling and conspiracy convictions of two importers of allegedly tainted cheese products in the case of United States of America v. Yuri...more

European Horse Meat Controversy Ensnares Nestle

by Demas Law Group on 2/25/2013

People in the United States have likely been reading with horror about the budding scandal across Northern Europe regarding the discovery of horse meat in several different consumer products that were marketed as beef. The...more

Case Involving Burger King Employee Spitting in Officer’s Burger Goes Before WA Supreme Court [Video]

by LXBN on 2/13/2013

It isn’t so funny when happens outside the fictional realm of comedic films. And actually, it’s much more grotesque. The Supreme Court of Washington decided to allow a suit involving a Burger King employee spitting on a...more

Is Your Food Safe to Eat?

by Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire LLP on 2/7/2013

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), one in six people suffer a food-borne illness in the United States each year. Sweeping new rules proposed by the FDA in January are intended to reduce the amount of...more

“Food Fraud Database”: a New Tool to Protect Against Tainted Ingredients

by Natalie Baughman, Jonathan M. Cohen | Gilbert LLP on 2/1/2013

Last week, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (“USP”), a scientific nonprofit that sets standards for food ingredients, medicines and dietary supplements enforceable by the Food and Drug Administration, released an updated...more

Newest Meat Recall Shows How Consumers Could Still Be Harmed

by Demas Law Group on 1/24/2013

When a company decides that it needs to initiate a recall of one of its products, it does so because the potential for harm in keeping that product on the market is extreme and real. Generally speaking, the largest product...more

FDA Shifts Focus to Prevention with Publication of Proposed Food Safety Rules

by Todd A. Harrison, John Moore, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, Erin Seder, Ralph S. Tyler | Venable LLP on 1/16/2013

On January 4th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published two long-awaited proposed food safety rules aimed at preventing foodborne illness. The proposed rules implement the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act...more

FDA Proposes Significant Changes to Food Safety Regulations to Secure Nation's Food Supply

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 1/15/2013

Food companies and farmers should be aware that they have approximately 4 months to provide their comments to the FDA regarding its proposed new food safety standards. On January 4, 2013, the FDA proposed two new regulations...more

Massive Smoked Food Products Recall Expanded

by Demas Law Group on 1/15/2013

There are many different types of defective products that wind up on the market that can cause an enormous amount of harm to anyone who uses them. Perhaps the most dangerous types of defective consumer products, though are...more

FDA Releases New Food Safety Rules

by Alejandro Bras, Michael Steel | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/11/2013

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released drafts of two long-awaited food safety rules as part of the agency’s ongoing implementation of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The first proposed rule...more

Rise in Food Contamination Calls for Proactive Risk Management in 2013

by Jonathan M. Cohen, Emily Grim | Gilbert LLP on 1/11/2013

Despite improvements in food safety over the last two decades, 2012 saw no shortage of recalls due to food contamination. For example, one Indiana farm recalled all cantaloupes from its 2012 growing season after the fruit was...more

FDA Releases Two More Rules Implementing the Food Safety and Modernization Act

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 1/11/2013

As we previously reported, President Obama signed the Food Safety and Modernization Act (“FSMA“) in January 2011 to help ensure the safety and security of foods in the United States. On January 7, 2013, the U.S. Food and...more

FDA Warning Letters to Sprout Growers Highlight Complicated Legal Issues Associated with Warning Letters and Guidance Documents

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 10/1/2012

Since 1996, there have been at least 30 reported outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with different types of raw and lightly cooked sprouts caused mostly by Salmonella and E. coli. In 1999, in response to numerous...more

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Nestle USA Recalls Two National Frozen Pizza Brands

Years Later, PCA Employees Indicted

FDA Uses New Recall Power For First Time

Perils Of The Global Supply Chain Series, Part 3: Groundbreaking ‘Honey Laundering’ Sting Signals New Era In Supply Chain...

FDA Food Safety Rulemaking Tour Heads to the Northwest

Why Does Food Mislabeling Outrage Consumers?

When Food Production Leads to Prosecution

Product Liability Annual Review -- 2012

11th Circuit Case Signals Split on Law vs. Regulation vs. … Contract?

European Horse Meat Controversy Ensnares Nestle

Case Involving Burger King Employee Spitting in Officer’s Burger Goes Before WA Supreme Court [Video]

Is Your Food Safe to Eat?

“Food Fraud Database”: a New Tool to Protect Against Tainted Ingredients

Newest Meat Recall Shows How Consumers Could Still Be Harmed

FDA Shifts Focus to Prevention with Publication of Proposed Food Safety Rules

FDA Proposes Significant Changes to Food Safety Regulations to Secure Nation's Food Supply

Massive Smoked Food Products Recall Expanded

FDA Releases New Food Safety Rules

Rise in Food Contamination Calls for Proactive Risk Management in 2013

FDA Releases Two More Rules Implementing the Food Safety and Modernization Act

FDA Warning Letters to Sprout Growers Highlight Complicated Legal Issues Associated with Warning Letters and Guidance Documents

Feds Get Sued Over Sloth in Enforcing Food Safety Laws

FDA Must Improve Monitoring of Food Safety

Congress Passes New Food Safety Bill

New Food Safety Law Facing Funding Hurdles

Case Involving Burger King Employee Spitting in Officer’s Burger Goes Before WA Supreme Court [Video]

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