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Food and Beverage News and Trends - September 2024

DLA Piper on 9/10/2024

This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. USDA guideline encourages third-party certification of animal-raising and...more

Food and Beverage News and Trends - August 2024

DLA Piper on 8/27/2024

This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. FDA rolls out Phase II of long-term sodium reduction plan. FDA has released new,...more

New York's Recipe for Food Marketing: Next Course of Restrictive State Actions?

Jones Day on 3/7/2024

A New York Senate bill seeks to amend multiple state laws impacting food and beverage advertising to expand the scope of factors to be considered in determining whether an advertisement is false or misleading....more

PFAS litigation update: The risks of consumer product marketing claims

BCLP on 10/11/2023

As general awareness of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) has continued to rise in recent years, courts have experienced an increase in civil lawsuits alleging false and misleading advertising in corporate...more

Legal Considerations for WHO’s ‘Possibly Carcinogenic’ Aspartame Classification

Morgan Lewis on 7/21/2023

On July 14, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a summary of two findings regarding aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in many consumer products. One finding categorized aspartame as “possibly...more

WHO's Cancer Research Agency to Say Aspartame Sweetener a Possible Carcinogen

MG+M The Law Firm on 7/10/2023

On June 29, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the widely used artificial sweetener, aspartame, is set to be declared as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer...more

PFAS in the Food and Beverage Industry: The Next Big Target

McGlinchey Stafford on 4/13/2023

The food and beverage industry faces a growing concern regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of synthetic chemicals that studies have shown may demonstrate adverse effects to health and the...more

Food & Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - March 2023 #3

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 3/20/2023

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - California Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Ban Five Food Additives - California lawmakers have introduced first-in-the-nation legislation seeking to ban five food...more

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

Alston & Bird on 2/16/2023

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

Food & Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - January 2023

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 1/9/2023

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Congressional Notes to FDA - President Biden has signed a spending bill that includes additional funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more

Cozen Cities - November 11, 2022

Cozen O'Connor on 11/11/2022

LOS ANGELES — Waymo Says It’s Bringing Robotaxis to L.A. Driverless car company Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet, said October 19 that it plans to add autonomous taxi fleet operations to Los Angeles. “L.A. is in the top...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update - October 2022

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 10/24/2022

On October 19, 2022, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission held a forum titled “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media” to discuss ever-growing concerns over advertising to youth, particularly in the digital...more

With the U.S. PFAS “Phase-out” clock ticking, what every food company should know

Hogan Lovells on 1/6/2022

As regulatory bodies increase their scrutiny of per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS), food companies should work closely with their suppliers and prepare for the compliance transition....more

Food Industry Regulatory and Litigation Highlights – June 2021

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 7/19/2021

For our June review, the action stays largely in the litigation arena with vanilla getting thrown out and sustainability as well as settlements getting called into question. Meanwhile, environmental and health stakeholders...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l March 2021 #4

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 3/29/2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an investigation into Real Water alkaline water, which is allegedly the link between several cases of acute non-viral hepatitis. The investigation comes amid the...more

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, March 2021

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 3/18/2021

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - "Why the US EPA can, and should, evaluate the risk-reducing role a new chemical may play if allowed on the market," By Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. And Jeffery T. Morris, Ph.D., For Chemical Watch: In the 21st...more

Episode 139 -- DOJ Resolves Two Food Safety Criminal Cases -- Blue Bell Creameries and Chipotle Mexican Grills

The Volkov Law Group on 5/3/2020

The Justice Department recently resolved two food safety criminal cases involving Blue Bell Ice Cream and Chipotle Mexican Grills. In its largest food safety recovery to date, Chipotle agreed to a three-year deferred...more

AMS Releases Draft Instructions on Validating a Refining Process for National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

Hogan Lovells on 1/7/2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking public comment on draft instructions to validate a refining process under the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard...more

FDA Announced Public Meeting On New Era Of Food Safety

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/27/2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it will hold a public meeting on October 21, 2019 to discuss the “New Era of Food Safety.” FDA is exploring new and emerging technology to assess risks and...more

Supply Chain DLT and Token Legal Considerations

Troutman Pepper on 2/8/2019

Leveraging blockchain technology to enhance supply chain logistics in the retail food industry is a prime business case for the many economic and public policy benefits that this new technology platform presents and that...more

Here’s the Recipe: How to Ensure Your Food and Beverage Company Will Be Ready for a Value-Maximizing Sale

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/17/2018

You’ve created a great product and built a valued brand. You’ve devoted countless hours to building relationships with key distributors and retailers, designing attractive packaging, and forging a social media presence. But...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | September 2017

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 9/5/2017

Shook Partners Lindsey Heinz and Katie Gates Calderon, with Associate Hillary Nicholas, have authored an article for Law360 discussing regulations related to the use of photography during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more

That’s Tainted! What Employers Should Know About OSHA’s Enforcement of the Food Safety Modernization Act

Fisher Phillips on 8/15/2016

Lost in all the landscape-altering changes made by OSHA during the last 18 months was its adoption of enforcement procedures for handling retaliation claims under the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”). Employers...more

Food and Beverage Law Update: August 2016

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/2/2016

When food and beverage companies think of their largest risks, data breaches have not historically come to mind, but this is changing because of reports in the past few months of major breaches by companies such as Noodles &...more

OSHA Issues Rules for Food Safety Whistleblower Cases

Maynard Nexsen on 5/10/2016

On April 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued final procedural rules for investigating whistleblower cases under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The...more

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