A series of recent headlines in the food and beverage world make it clear that consumers, or at least consumer class action attorneys and their clients, increasingly care where their food comes from and not just what’s in it....more
On Tuesday May 28, 2019, the United State Supreme Court declined to afford state court third-party, class action defendants the ability to remove a class action to federal court. See Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson,...more
On May 4, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a proposed rule to establish a national disclosure standard for foods that may contain bioengineered ingredients. AMS now...more
Commercial litigator Brooks Gresham and products liability litigator Trent Taylor bring us some timely thoughts about reliance from a recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in a...more
As discussed in part 1 of this two-part series, the food and beverage industry is expected to see regulatory and legislative changes on multiple fronts in 2017. But industry observers also anticipate an active year in U.S....more
1/27/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
GMO ,
Mergers ,
TTIP ,
UK Brexit ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
USDA
As we enter 2016, adulterated food-related investigations are leading the headlines—and should be leading companies in the food and beverage industry to ask what they can do to prevent and prepare for a potential outbreak on...more
1/19/2016
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Park Doctrine ,
Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Yates Memorandum
For 2015, the food and beverage industry will experience governmental attention on a number of fronts. Given the Department of Justice’s recent success in prosecuting food manufacturing executives on criminal charges, the...more
3/2/2015
/ Barack Obama ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Grocery Stores ,
Immigration Reform ,
Popular ,
Restaurant Industry