I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - FDA Regulated Natural Products: Leveraging IP and Regulatory Requirements to Maximize Possible Return on Investment
Think you’re being healthy when you reach for that KIND bar in the middle of your workday? We won’t say yes or no—since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has recently declined to opine on what “all...more
When it comes to consumer class action litigation, what type of evidence is required to show that labeling nutrition bars as "all natural" violates false advertising and consumer protection laws? According to the plaintiffs...more
Cosmetics marketed as “clean,” “cleaner” or “natural” are being challenged in class action lawsuits asserting that the cosmetics contain PFAS or other synthetic chemicals, and that the marketing claims are therefore false or...more
American Conference Institute in collaboration with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) are excited to welcome you back to New York for the “return to live” reunion that the dietary supplements industry has been...more
Plaintiffs’ bar goes after Ricola for promoting inactive ingredients - Please Ignore This Section if You Are Easily Annoyed - Let’s unpack, for just a moment, one of the most oft-cited television commercials of all...more
2021 saw well over 500 new class actions in the advertising space. With the number of these cases increasing, it is more important than ever for businesses to stay on top of the latest trends, including the types of products...more
CafePress Owners Nabbed for Failing to Protect Consumer Data - Company left Social Security numbers out and unencrypted, then hid the data breach...more
In the fall of 2021, the Rx IP Update team celebrated its 20thyear of monthly updates on Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. Below are highlights from our team’s 2021 updates...more
Parties in another false advertising case surrounding the use of the term “natural” have filed for preliminary approval of a class action settlement. On May 7, 2021, the plaintiff in Megan Holve v. McCormick & Company, Inc.,...more
When consumers make grocery store runs to pick up vanilla ice cream or vanilla almond milk, are they concerned with whether the product is derived solely or primarily from vanilla beans versus being simply vanilla flavored?...more
Tom’s of Maine (Tom’s) continues to make news as it litigates class actions regarding its “natural” products. In a recent motion to dismiss, Tom’s asserts that a multiplication of lawsuits on the same issues is neither in the...more
Perkins Coie is pleased to present its fourth annual Food Litigation Year in Review, summarizing important developments in consumer litigation affecting the food and beverage industry. Filings against the food and beverage...more
Food and beverage companies doing business in the United States should be aware that lawsuits are being brought against businesses based on small amounts of ingredients and trace amounts of substances that are incidentally in...more
The proliferation of social media has transformed the world in many ways including how people communicate, becoming a preferred vehicle for political discourse and an important source of information in litigation. It has also...more
Several months ago we covered two Second Circuit decisions that addressed false advertising claims related to ingredients and product labeling of foods, which reached differing results. Applying similar principles, a recent...more
Malic Acid: Newest Culprit in “Natural” Marketing Case Trend - Hilsley v. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., No. 17-cv-2335, 2018 WL 6245894 (S.D. Cal. Nov. 29, 2018) - The Skinny: Malic acid is a common food ingredient...more
It was another active year in 2018 for class action litigation targeting the food, beverage and supplement industries. A cross-practice team from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has authored a roundup of the most notable...more
PERKINS COIE IS PLEASED TO PRESENT ITS THIRD ANNUAL FOOD LITIGATION YEAR IN REVIEW, summarizing important developments in consumer litigation affecting the food and beverage industry. Class action litigation against the food...more
Two recent contrasting decisions in class action false advertising cases alleging misleading uses of the term “natural” for food products underscore the difficulty in predicting the likelihood of achieving an early stage...more
Consumer class action suits continue to target food products that plaintiffs allege don’t actually contain the ingredients highlighted in their labels. For example, in one such false fact case last month, the plaintiff argued...more
As 2019 is underway and the government is back up and running (at least for now), we have summarized for you key developments from 2018 and projections for 2019 on issues that we have been monitoring closely in the cosmetics...more
The retail and fashion industries may be transforming at a rapid pace, but the Hogan Lovells Retail and Fashion Group will make sure you are on-trend. ...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Redistributes Responsibilities Among Agencies - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reallocated responsibilities between its agencies, resulting in the elimination...more
Each month we will be sharing the PC Food Litigation Index, a summary of latest class action filings in the food and beverage industry. This data is compiled by Perkins Coie based on a review of dockets from courts...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - California Passes Professional-Cosmetics, Animal-Testing Laws - California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law that will bring labeling for professional cosmetics in line with...more