GMA Conference Panels Explore Trends in Class Actions, Organic Production -
Litigation, increasing online grocery shopping and consumer concerns regarding product ingredients were hot topics at the 2018 Grocery...more
3/5/2018
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Class Action ,
Contamination ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dietary Guidelines ,
Drinking Water ,
False Advertising ,
Fishing Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Grocery Stores ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Kellogg Company ,
NRDC ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Organic ,
Peer Review ,
Public Comment ,
Retail Market ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Tobacco Regulations ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
UK ,
USDA ,
Vietnam ,
WTO
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting public comment on whether the agency should continue to collect information about foodborne illnesses in restaurants. The proposal would extend studies of risk...more
2/12/2018
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Fast-Food Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Contamination ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Health Claims ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Litigation ,
Menu-Labeling ,
Product Labels ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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
1/22/2018
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Cattle ,
Class Action ,
Dairy Farmers ,
EU ,
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ,
Farms ,
Fishing Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Recalls ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Livestock Protocol ,
Nanotechnology ,
Organic ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
USDA
FDA Announces Intent Not to Enforce Portions of FSMA -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will not enforce certain provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) because the agency needs...more
1/15/2018
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BuzzFeed ,
Class Action ,
Commute Time ,
EU ,
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ,
Farms ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Contamination ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
FSMA ,
GMO ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Money Laundering ,
Organic ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Safety Precautions ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademarks ,
Trump Administration ,
Wineries
A state senator in Pennsylvania has reportedly announced plans to introduce a bill that would bar any municipality in the state from levying a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). If enacted, the bill could invalidate the...more
12/11/2017
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
Dannon ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Food Service Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GMO ,
Grocery Stores ,
Natural Products ,
Point of Sale Terminals ,
Popular ,
Product Labels ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Soda Tax ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whole Foods
French Agency Finds Unlabeled Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Food -
The Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF), a French agency for consumer affairs and fraud...more
11/27/2017
/ All Natural ,
Baby Products ,
Beech-Nut ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Class Action ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Dole Food ,
EU ,
Food Contamination ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Supply ,
France ,
Frito-Lay ,
GMO ,
Health Claims ,
Listeria ,
Meningitis ,
Ocean Spray ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
Supply Chain ,
Trademark Application
OIG Report Suggests Improvements to FSMA Enforcement -
A report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more
10/9/2017
/ Advertising ,
Antibiotics ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
FSMA ,
GAO ,
Grocery Stores ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Menu-Labeling ,
NAD ,
OIG ,
Product Labels ,
Product Packaging ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Seafood ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Trademark Application
FDA Seeks Comment on Regulation Changes for "Meaningful Burden Reduction" -
Implementing an executive order titled "Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...more
9/11/2017
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Baby Products ,
Class Action ,
Comment Period ,
Data Collection ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Frito-Lay ,
GMO ,
Marketing ,
Organic ,
Product Labels ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Trespass ,
USDA ,
Warning Labels
Shook Partners Lindsey Heinz and Katie Gates Calderon, with Associate Hillary Nicholas, have authored an article for Law360 discussing regulations related to the use of photography during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more
9/5/2017
/ Beer ,
Class Action ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dollar General ,
Dominos ,
Driverless Cars ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Fishing Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
Ford Motor ,
GMO ,
In-N-Out ,
Inspection Rights ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Manufacturers ,
Menu-Labeling ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
Product Packaging ,
Retail Market ,
Seafood ,
Subway ,
Supply Chain ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
USDA
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
8/7/2017
/ Beer ,
Class Action ,
Dairy Farmers ,
Farms ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Horse Meat ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Organic ,
PepsiCo ,
Product Packaging ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Wine & Alcohol
EU to Issue Guidelines on Discriminatory Food Distribution -
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has reportedly indicated the EU will issue guidelines discouraging companies from selling apparently identical...more
7/31/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Class Action ,
Dairy Farmers ,
Data Breach ,
Disability Discrimination ,
EU ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Food & Drug Regulations ,
Food Poisoning ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Frito-Lay ,
Marketing ,
Misleading Statements ,
Organic ,
Product Packaging ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Salmonella ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Soda Tax ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability
GE Salmon Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate -
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a bill that would require labeling of genetically engineered (GE) salmon and independent scientific review of the U.S. Food and...more
7/24/2017
/ Beer ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
EU ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Fishing Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
GMO ,
Horse Meat ,
Menu-Labeling ,
Product Labels ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Salmon ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Whole Foods ,
Wine & Alcohol
Cruz-Alvarez and Canfield Examine Recent Ruling on Website Access for Visually Impaired -
Food and beverage companies offering retail sales on the web are facing a wave of lawsuits filed by visually impaired plaintiffs...more
7/17/2017
/ Agricultural Land ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Animal Food ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Grocery Stores ,
Lead ,
Natural Products ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Sales Tax ,
Title III ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Winn-Dixie Stores
FDA Delays Compliance Date for Nutrition Facts Labeling -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will postpone the deadline for food companies to use a revised Nutrition Facts label on packaged...more
6/19/2017
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Beer ,
Child Labor ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Class Action ,
Data Breach ,
FOIA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Food Safety ,
GMO ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jelly Belly ,
Kraft ,
Natural Products ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Service Animals ,
Soda Tax ,
Trade Dress ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
USDA
Seattle Approves Tax on SSB Distributors -
The Seattle City Council has approved a tax on distributors of sugarsweetened beverages (SSBs) proposed by the city’s mayor. SSBs covered by the tax include sports, fruit, energy...more
6/12/2017
/ Advertising ,
Advertising Standards Authority ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Campbell Soup Company ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Supply ,
Lead ,
Menu-Labeling ,
OEHHA ,
Organic ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Rates ,
UK ,
Whole Foods
Brazilian Meatpacker to Pay $3.2 Billion to Settle Bribery Charges -
The holding company of Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA has reportedly agreed to pay a $3.2billion fine for the company’s involvement in a graft and bribery...more
6/5/2017
/ American Academy of Pediatrics ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Bob Marley ,
Bribery ,
Chemicals ,
Class Action ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
GMO ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Little Caesars ,
Natural Products ,
Patent Infringement ,
Product Packaging ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Trademark Infringement
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS -
FTC Warns Companies and Social Media Influencers on Sponsorship Disclosure -
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent 90 letters to companies and social media influencers...more
6/2/2017
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Class Action ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Influencers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marketing ,
Nutritional Supplements ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Product Labels ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Social Media ,
Trade Secrets ,
Websites
Senators Call For Removal of Dioxane from Cosmetic Products -
U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer (DN. Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (DN. Y.) have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to prohibit detectable levels of 1,4dioxane...more
6/1/2017
/ All Natural ,
Campbell Ewald v Gomez ,
Class Action ,
CLRA ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Product Companies ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cosmetics ,
Damages ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Dismissals ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Health Claims ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Magnuson-Moss Act ,
Misleading Impressions ,
NAD ,
Preemption ,
Private Right of Action ,
Public Comment ,
Refunds ,
Restitution ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Settlement Offer ,
UK ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Weight-Loss Products