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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
8/15/2018
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Advertising Standards Authority ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Children's Products ,
Class Certification ,
Dismissals ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Failure To Warn ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fishing Industry ,
Food Contamination ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Grocery Stores ,
Health Claims ,
Kellogg Company ,
Kentucky Fried Chicken ,
Marketing ,
Negligence ,
Organic ,
Pesticides ,
Proposition 65 ,
Public Health ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Salmonella ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Strict Liability ,
UK ,
Vacated
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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
8/1/2018
/ Advertising Standards Authority ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Court of International Trade ,
CRISPR ,
Dairy Farmers ,
Environmental Violations ,
EU ,
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ,
Fishing Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Poisoning ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
GMO ,
Health Claims ,
Heinz ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Livestock Protocol ,
Marketing ,
Mexico ,
NRDC ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Trademark Infringement ,
UK ,
USDA ,
Wine & Alcohol
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California Bans New Soda Taxes -
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed the Keep Groceries Affordable Act, a statute preventing local agencies in the state from imposing taxes...more
7/20/2018
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Campbell Soup Company ,
Consumer Reports ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
France ,
GMO ,
Grocery Stores ,
Health Claims ,
Marketing ,
Misleading Impressions ,
New Legislation ,
Plastic Straw Ban ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Retail Market ,
Soda Tax ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Rates ,
Taxation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trader Joes ,
Warning Labels ,
Whole Foods ,
Wine & Alcohol
France Bans Meat and Dairy Terms for Plant-Based Foods -
The French Parliament has reportedly voted to prohibit the use of meat and dairy terms to describe plant-based substitutes such as vegetarian sausage or vegan bacon....more
4/30/2018
/ Advisory Committee ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Excise Tax ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Supply ,
France ,
Ireland ,
Marketing ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Organic ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Soda Tax ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
USDA ,
Wine & Alcohol