Samuel Jockel at Alston & Bird

Updates to the Dietary Guidelines? HHS and USDA Request Public Input

Our Food & Beverage Team discusses how looming changes to federal dietary guidelines and new Make America Healthy Again initiatives could impact the food and beverage industry in 2025....more

1/13/2025 / Agribusiness , Beverage Manufacturers , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Dietary Guidelines , Food Manufacturers , Policy Updates , Public Comment , Public Health , Public Hearing , Regulation , Regulatory Agenda , USDA

FDA’s Final Rule for “Healthy” Claim Requirements: What Industry Should Know

Our Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Team unpacks what companies need to know about the Food and Drug Administration’s final rule on “healthy” food labeling....more

1/2/2025 / Advertising , Beverage Manufacturers , Food & Drug Regulations , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Marketing , Product Labels

FDA Seeks to Reform Approach to Regulation of Ingredients Used in Animal Food

With the memorandum of understanding between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association of Animal Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) set to expire, the FDA is proposing an alternative path to market for the...more

9/6/2024 / Agribusiness , Agricultural Sector , Animal Food , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Memorandum of Understanding , Product Labels , Regulatory Oversight

Feds Continue to Reform Approach to Regulation of Biotech Products

Our Food & Beverage and FDA teams explore a plan from a trio of federal agencies that seeks to implement regulatory reform and update the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology....more

7/26/2024 / Agribusiness , Biologics , Biotechnology , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Genetically Engineered Animals , Genetically Engineered Seed , Life Sciences , Medical Devices , Pharmaceutical Industry , Regulatory Oversight , Regulatory Reform , Risk Mitigation , USDA

Food & Beverage Digest – Spring 2024: Juicier Than Ever

In the spring edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and litigation trends affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, we ponder the significance of insignificant, real...more

6/14/2024 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Dietary Supplements , False Advertising , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , PFAS , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

New Law Provides Food & Beverage Industry Protection Against Lawsuits Challenging “Healthy” Claims During Ongoing FDA Rulemaking

Our Food & Beverage Team reports good news for the industry: product labels can follow either the Food and Drug Administration’s current version or any new version of a rule defining “healthy.”...more

4/5/2024 / Advertising , Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Marketing , Product Labels , Regulatory Oversight , Risk Mitigation

FDA Proposes to Overhaul Labeling Requirements for Approved or Conditionally Approved New Animal Drugs

Nearly five decades after the FDA last reorganized animal drug labeling regulations, the agency has released a proposal to revise the requirements for the content and format of labeling for approved or conditionally approved...more

3/22/2024 / Animal Drugs , Animal Health , Biologics , Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Product Labels , Regulatory Oversight

Food & Beverage Digest – March 2024: We Preserve the Flavor

In the March edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, there’s fermented fungus in your fruit, a consumer demands...more

3/21/2024 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Dietary Supplements , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Misleading Impressions , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

Food & Beverage Digest – January 2024: A Safe, Non-Addictive, and Healthy Alternative

In the January edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, a consumer wants her 2 ounces, a Slack-Fill Slayer has...more

2/6/2024 / Advertising , Animal Food , Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Class Certification , Dietary Supplements , Food & Drug Regulations , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Misleading Impressions , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions , Regulatory Oversight , Retailers

Food & Beverage Digest – December 2023: Only the Finest of Preservatives

In the December edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, states get in on the class action, protein can’t pack a...more

1/12/2024 / Advertising , Baby Products , Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Nutrition Facts Labels , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

Food & Beverage Digest – November 2023: Making a Federal Case Out of Class Actions

In the November edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, a mimosa fan is feeling really cavalier, a limone lacks...more

12/8/2023 / Advertising , Beverage Manufacturers , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Nutrition Facts Labels , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions , Wine & Alcohol

Food & Beverage Digest – October 2023: Clarifying Quality and Quantity

In the October edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, a consumer likes (pop)corn – but only if it’s from...more

11/8/2023 / Advertising , Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Misleading Impressions , PFAS , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

Food & Beverage Digest – September 2023: Clarifying Quality and Quantity

In the September edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, a surprise amicus brief isn’t so friendly, 210 seconds...more

10/4/2023 / Advertising , Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Nutrition Facts Labels , Product Labels

Cosmetics Update: FDA Publishes Draft Guidance on Cosmetic Product Facility Registration and Listing

Our FDA and Food & Beverage teams outline key requirements of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) and provide key takeaways from the Food and Drug Administration’s new draft guidance on facility registration...more

8/10/2023 / Cosmetics , Disclosure Requirements , Distributors , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Manufacturers , Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA)

Food & Beverage Digest – July 2023: Sold By Weight, Not Volume

In the July edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, a kombucha goes pear-shaped, a New Yorker joins a coffee...more

8/2/2023 / Advertising , Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Nutrition Facts Labels , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions , Wine & Alcohol

Food & Beverage Digest – June 2023: Class Actions From Soup to Nuts

In the June edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, no one knows how to spell chili/chile, lemon-flavored cookies...more

7/3/2023 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Product Labels

Food & Beverage Digest – May 2023: Entering Motions With Eyes Wide Open

In the May edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, a plaintiff steals our bit, too much information makes the...more

6/7/2023 / Advertising , Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Nutrition Facts Labels , Product Labels

Food & Beverage Digest – April 2023: we’ll always have Paris – and class actions

In the April edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, a nutrition shake does a gut (barrier) check, a craft rum...more

5/8/2023 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Nutrition Facts Labels , Product Labels

Food & Beverage Digest – March 2023: busting bad lawsuits like they’re brackets

In the March edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, one bro tries to clean and jerk seven cases, “organoleptic”...more

4/4/2023 / Advertising , Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Nutrition Facts Labels , Product Labels

$19 Million Criminal Penalty Levied Against Food Manufacturer Serves as a Stark Reminder of the Importance of Food Safety...

A salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds brought the largest criminal penalty ever imposed following a criminal conviction in a food safety case. Our Food & Beverage and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations...more

2/16/2023 / Beverage Manufacturers , Blue Bell Creameries , CGMP , Criminal Prosecution , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Enforcement Actions , Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) , Food & Drug Regulations , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Contamination , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , Food Supply , Government Investigations , Kellogg Company , Popular , Public Health , White Collar Crimes

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