Food Safety

A Wake-Up Call to the Food Industry: FDA Announces Investigation into Use of Caffeine in Food

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 5/8/2013

On the heels of Wrigley’s new promotion of its new caffeinated gum called Alert Energy, FDA has announced that it will be investigating the safety of caffeine in food products. The use of caffeine in food products has been a...more

Food Defense Strategy Exchange

by Steve Kluting | Varnum LLP on 5/7/2013

I attended, and was privileged to be asked to speak at, the 4th Annual Food Defense Strategy Exchange hosted by Tyco Integrated Security recently in Chicago. It was really a great event, with meaningful participation by...more

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - April 25, 2013

by David D. Cooke, Emily L. Murray, Sandi L. Nichols | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/26/2013

Environmental and Policy Focus - ..Bills to create CEQA courts hinge on funding question: California lawmakers are considering legislation that would assign specialized judges to hear California Environmental...more

Company names can be made public where food is unfit for human consumption but not injurious to health, EU Court rules

by Vanessa Edwards, Terry Eleftheriou, Sebastián Romero Melchor | K&L Gates LLP on 4/17/2013

The Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") has recently ruled that EU law allows national authorities to provide the public with information identifying a food business operator ("FBO") whose food is unfit for human consumption...more

That’s What Friends Are For: How Kraft Can Neutralize A Crusading Food Blogger

by Gene Grabowski | LEVICK on 4/16/2013

Food blogger Vani Hari has Kraft Macaroni & Cheese in her sights. Earlier this month, she delivered a 270,000-signature petition to Kraft’s corporate headquarters asking the global food company to remove the dyes yellow 5...more

Q&A With Carlton Fields' Gregory Cesarano

by Gregory Cesarano | Carlton Fields on 4/16/2013

At Carlton Fields, Greg Cesarano focuses his practice on defense of corporations and manufacturers in products liability and commercial claims. He also leads Carlton Fields’ products and toxic tort liability practice group,...more

Not All Violations Of Laws Are Crimes; The Eleventh Circuit Vacates A Conviction For An Illegal Food And Drug Practice That You...

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 4/15/2013

United States v. Izurieta is an odd opinion. Turns out the Eleventh Circuit was a very good defense attorney in this case. Two brothers - Yuri and Anneri Izurieta - ran an import/export business. They brought food...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

Potential Lawsuit Involving Food Products

by Howard Ankin on 4/4/2013

Ankin Law Office LLC is currently looking into a potential case involving the following food products. If you use any of these please email us your name, phone number and the name of the product that you use....more

EU Environment Report - March 2013

by Jacquelyn F. MacLennan | White & Case LLP on 4/2/2013

In This Issue: *Chemicals: - European Chemicals Agency consults on ten new substances for REACH candidate list - European Food Safety Authority publishes its 2013 work plan - European Food Safety...more

Congress Sneaks Pro-Monsanto, Anti-Consumer Bill into Law

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 4/2/2013

Hidden within the appropriations bill passed by Congress last week to fund the federal government was an unnecessary rider that rolls back consumer rights and sharply restricts the ability to seek justice through the judicial...more

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Releases Guidelines for Highlighted Ingredients and Flavours

by Mark Austin, Sonia Bjorkquist, Carine Bouzaglou, Lindsay Rauccio | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/26/2013

In an era of heightened awareness regarding health and obesity, consumers are taking a much greater interest in the foods they eat. Health concerns have led to increased scrutiny of ingredients on product labels and a...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

Kellogg Recalls 36,000 Boxes of Special K Red Berries Cereal

by Demas Law Group on 2/25/2013

There are many different reasons that food will be recalled by its manufacturer. Some of these recalls are initiated because something went wrong when the product was being made, thereby creating the potential for allergic...more

Business News Digest – February 2013

In this issue: - What You Need to Know About the Proposed Maryland Investment Tax Credit for Cybersecurity - Trade Secret Legislation May Increase Infringement Claims and Lead to a Private Right of Action -...more

FDA Proposes New Rules Regarding Growing, Harvesting, Packing And Holding Domestic And Foreign Produce

by Jason Reiser | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/14/2013

On January 5, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as part of a continuing overhaul of the United States’ food safety laws under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), published proposed rules regarding the...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

FDA Issues Two Proposed Rules That Will Significantly Change Regulatory Requirements For Food Safety

by Seth Mailhot, Peter Reichertz, Robert Uram | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/5/2013

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011, proposes the most sweeping reform of U.S. food safety laws in more than 70 years. As part of the changes...more

Capital Thinking Update - January 28, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Mara Giorgio, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/1/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care -...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

Annie's Homegrown Frozen Pizza Recalled Due to Potential for Metal Fragments in Food

by Demas Law Group on 1/28/2013

For several years now, people all over the United States have been trying to eat healthier by way of lowering the number of calories they consume, by eating more produce and by switching to organic foods that are free of...more

Advertising News & Analysis - January 17, 2013

by Kaveri Arora, Roger A. Colaizzi, Thomas Gilbertsen, Leonard L. Gordon, Todd A. Harrison, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Maura A. Marcheski, John Moore, Amy Ralph Mudge, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, more +Ari Rothman, Erin Seder, Randal M. Shaheen, Ralph S. Tyler | Venable LLP on 1/23/2013

In this issue: - FTC Adds New Commissioner - Balance, Clarity Key to Success of Class Action Waivers - FDA’s Proposed Food Safety Rules Focus on Prevention - WhoNu Dueling NAD, CARU Inquiries Would...more

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