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Chlormequat Contamination in Food Products Draws Attention

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Food manufacturers should pay close attention to the recent developments surrounding chlormequat chloride (chlormequat), a chemical that plaintiffs claim has been detected in various food products sold in the United States....more

Bennett Jones LLP

The Federal Court of Appeal Has Weighed in on Re-Evaluation Decisions Made by the Pest Management Regulatory

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The Federal Court of Appeal in Canada released its first ever judgment involving the review of a decision by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (the PMRA), allowing the judicial review appeal, returning the issue to the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l December 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Senate Confirms FDA Commissioner - The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Stephen Hahn as the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Hahn, an expert in...more

Perkins Coie

Industry Insights: Putting “Pure” Claims in Context

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In recent years, we have tracked numerous cases that claimed food products marketed as “pure” did not have the marketed levels of purity. From water to cheese to honey products, “pure” claims have led to challenges in federal...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l August 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Illinois Adds Sesame to Allergen-Labeling Regulations - Illinois has passed a law requiring businesses to indicate on food labels whether a product contains sesame. The amended law...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Trio of Decisions Temper Rash of Pesticide Food-Labeling Lawsuits

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Pesticide suits may not have the staying power many in the food world feared, after all. Following news of the first billion-dollar verdict against the manufacturer of Roundup®, food and beverage companies braced as a series...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l May 2019

Silverman Speaks to Congressional Staff About Food Litigation Trends - Shook Partner Cary Silverman was an invited panelist at The George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Law and Economics Center’s...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l April 2019 #3

FSMA, Prop. 65 and Supply Chain Issues Among Subjects of Food Law Conferenc - In-house and outside counsel joined representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Agriculture (USDA) and...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Dishing Out the Latest F&B Litigation Updates: Part 4

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In the Wake of Monsanto, All Eyes are on the Cheerios Glyphosate Case - Doss v. General Mills, No. 18-cv-61924 (S.D. Fla Aug.17, 2018) - The Skinny: Last fall, a jury in California awarded $289 million to a plaintiff...more

Perkins Coie

Notable Ruling: Glyphosate Verdict—Implications for Food Litigation

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As you all know, the Northern District of California jury found earlier this week that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide product was a “substantial factor” in causing a plaintiff’s non Hodgkin lymphoma. The defendants and industry...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | October 2018

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Seeks Input on Plant-Based Milks - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has solicited public input on questions related to plant-based substitutes for dairy products...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | August 2018 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - ASA Upholds Complaints Against Ads Targeting Children - The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld the Obesity Health Alliance’s complaints against advertisements...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | May 2018

USDA Releases Proposed Bioengineered Ingredients Standard - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released the proposed National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard,...more

Downey Brand LLP

The Latest in the Prop. 65 World: Processed Meat; Lead and Cadmium in Chocolate; and Glyphosate in Herbicides

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February was a busy month in the Proposition 65 world with two developments that may impact businesses that manufacture or sell processed meat or chocolate products. In addition, the United States District Court for the...more

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Food, Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Update | Vol. IV, Issue 6

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TOP NEWS - FDA Proposes New Compliance Dates for the Water Provisions of the Produce Safety Final Rule - On September 13, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule to extend, for covered produce...more

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Food, Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Update | Vol. IV, Issue 3

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FDA Amends Waivers to Sanitary Transportation Rule - On April 6, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") notified industry regarding the amendment of waivers available under the Sanitary Transportation of Human...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Announces Revisions to Its Worker Protection Standard

On September 28, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced revisions to its worker protection standard. EPA states that these revisions are intended to “enhance the protections provided to agricultural...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

Ho Ho Ho GMO! The 2014 GMO Legislation Scorecard

This has been a big year for GMO legislation. In 2014 alone, 25 states have proposed 67 pieces of legislation aimed either at the labeling of products containing GMOs or at the ban of GMO-containing crops. While this space...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

CFS Files Suit to Compel EPA to Respond to 2008 Petition

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed suit on December 16, 2014, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to regulate novel nanomaterial...more

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