Samuel Jockel at Alston & Bird

Food & Beverage Digest – January 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, plaintiffs bang their heads...more

2/2/2021 / Advertising , Animal Food , Cannabidiol (CBD) oil , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Product Labels , Slack-Fill Suits , Trans Fat , Wine & Alcohol

Food & Beverage Digest - December 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, free offers die hard, a coffee shop...more

12/29/2020 / Advertising , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Nutrition Facts Labels

Generally Recognized as Safe: Establishing a Suitable U.S. Regulatory Status for Food Ingredients

What are the benefits and drawbacks of coming to an independent generally recognized as safe (GRAS) conclusion for a novel food ingredient compared to filing a GRAS notification with the FDA? Our Food & Beverage and FDA teams...more

12/23/2020 / Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , GRAS

Food & Beverage Digest – November 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, vanilla is the finest of the...more

11/24/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Misbranding , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

Strategic Approaches for Establishing a Suitable U.S. Regulatory Status for Food Ingredients and Dietary Supplements

What does it take to clear regulatory hurdles to bring food and drugs to market? Our Food & Beverage and FDA teams begin a series exploring best practices for you to follow and the many avenues to approval and success. First:...more

11/9/2020 / Dietary Supplements , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Safety , Product Labels

Food & Beverage Digest – October 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, not all Ritas are lovely, someone...more

10/29/2020 / Advertising , Cannabidiol (CBD) oil , False Advertising , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

Food & Beverage Digest – September 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, not all gummies are natural, one class...more

9/30/2020 / Advertising , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Product Labels

Food & Beverage Digest – August 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, we all need more coffee (or at least...more

8/31/2020 / Animal Food , Burger King , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions , Starbucks

Bioengineered Foods in the Spotlight: Updating the BE Food List and a Challenge to the USDA’s NBFDS Rule

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a request for comments on its recommendations to update the List of Bioengineered Foods and is facing a federal lawsuit challenging key aspects of the National Bioengineered Food...more

8/7/2020 / Bioengineering , Disclosure Requirements , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) , Supply Chain , USDA

Food & Beverage Digest – July 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, pork is primed for dismissal, potato...more

8/3/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

USDA AMS Issues Bioengineered Food Disclosure Testing and Validation Guidance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service released two final guidance documents on detectability testing and procedures to validate a refining process for use in evaluating whether a food or...more

7/7/2020 / Bioengineering , Disclosure Requirements , Food Manufacturers , Genetically Engineered Seed , USDA

Food & Beverage Digest – June 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, the Eleventh Circuit kills a...more

6/30/2020 / Animal Food , Beverage Manufacturers , Cannabidiol (CBD) oil , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Restaurant Industry

Food & Beverage Digest – May 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, class actions go to the dogs,...more

6/1/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers

Food & Beverage Digest – April 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, almonds try to bum a smoke, one is the...more

4/30/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers

Cleaning Up After COVID-19? What You Need to Know Before You Manufacture, Import, or Sell Sterilizers, Sanitizers, Purifiers, and...

Whether your products are used for medical purposes or used in homes and offices, our Food, Drug & Device/FDA and Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources teams highlight the key regulatory requirements that apply, what has...more

4/14/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Manufacturers , Medical Supplies

Food & Beverage Digest – March 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, caffeine is a little short of venti,...more

3/30/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing

FDA and USDA Food Safety Response to COVID-19 & DHS “Critical Infrastructure” Classification of Food and Agriculture Sector

Our Food & Beverage and FDA teams explore recent updates from the Food and Drug Administration and Department of Agriculture on their food safety enforcement approaches to the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....more

3/26/2020 / Agricultural Sector , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Safety , USDA

FDA Temporarily Postpones Routine Domestic Inspections

Our FDA Compliance & Enforcement Team examines the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to temporarily postpone routine surveillance domestic inspections in the wake of the continuing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak....more

3/24/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Infectious Diseases , Inspections

FDA Postpones Foreign Inspections Through April 2020: Considerations for Industry

Our FDA Compliance & Enforcement Team examines the Food & Drug Administration’s decision to stop overseas inspections in the wake of the continuing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak....more

3/13/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Imports , Infectious Diseases , Inspections

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