Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries.
This month, yellow cellophane rose-tints the...more
Crafting appealing alcoholic beverage labels that check the regulatory boxes and minimize litigation exposure is not as simple as deciding between shaken or stirred (hint: stirred, hands down). Our Food & Beverage Team...more
Last week, the FDA authorized the booster doses for both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines and mix and match booster doses. The FDA also proposed a new rule for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The...more
Last week, AstraZeneca and Merck filed emergency use authorization (EUA) requests for their COVID-19 drugs. The FDA provided information to the public about a database repository of gene variants and associated conditions....more
Last week, the White House COVID-19 Response Team indicated the Administration is ready to begin providing booster vaccine doses to eligible Americans. The FDA alerted clinical laboratory staff and health care professionals...more
Last week, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) met and provided recommendations on the COVID-19 booster dose, and yesterday the FDA authorized the booster dose for certain...more
Over the last two weeks, the President signed Executive Orders requiring all federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated. The White House COVID-19 Response Team announced a $3 billion investment in the vaccine supply...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries.
This month, a wine connoisseur goes coastal, a...more
Last week, the White House COVID-19 Response Team encouraged school systems to implement a layered approach to prevention as schools return to in-person learning. Moderna submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) for...more
Last week, Roche announced a shortage of its drug Actmera/RoActmera, which is used to treat COVID-19. The company, however, does have a mitigation strategy that it plans to implement to lessen the impact. The White House...more
Last week, the FDA amended the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to allow an additional dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals. In addition, the Secretaries of...more
Last week, the Administration’s COVID-19 Response Team reported that the case numbers continue to rise in low-vaccination states, with most infections as a result of the Delta variant. Vaccination rates, however, are starting...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries.
This month, something something memory...more
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its mask guidance for fully vaccinated individuals. Also, while the Administration and several health care institutions evaluate the possibility of...more
Last week, FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock testified before Congress on the role of the agency in the COVID-19 response and the way forward. The Administration reaffirms its commitment to combat the national and global...more
Last week, six U.S. agencies updated an advisory to urge businesses to conduct human rights due diligence for supply chain links to Xinjiang, China. In addition, the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received Priority Review...more
What’s next for processors, producers, ranchers, and other stakeholders in the livestock industry? Our Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Team provides insights into the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more
Last week, President Biden signed a comprehensive pro-competition Executive Order with various requirements affecting medical product supply chains, such as the ability to import prescription drugs from Canada and banning...more
Last week, the White House released a framework for U.S. leadership in the global COVID-19 response. In addition, the FDA is revoking the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of all non-NIOSH-approved disposable respirators...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries.
This month, plaintiffs can’t remember the taste...more
Last week, the FDA added new heart health risk information to mRNA vaccines’ fact sheets. In addition, the U.S. seized unauthorized COVID-19 drugs en route from Bangladesh and India to Mexico. ...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries.
This month, there’s no swimming in the fizzy...more
5/28/2021
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Animal Food ,
Class Action ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Misrepresentation ,
Product Labels ,
Proposition 65 ,
Settlement ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries.
This month, someone moved someone’s smoked...more
4/30/2021
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Animal Food ,
Class Action ,
Dietary Supplements ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Labeling ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement
Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries.
This month, the Ninth Circuit gets krabby,...more
4/2/2021
/ Advertising ,
Animal Food ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Food Recalls ,
Marketing ,
Settlement
Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries.
This month, elves are full of fudge, a...more