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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2024 – What began as a joyous celebration quickly turned into a medical emergency for Jennifer Donaldson, a Treasure Coast resident, who was hospitalized after being served peanuts at a local...more
“Are there any allergies at the table?” This is a question you’ve probably been asked at a restaurant in recent years. The number of customers responding affirmatively appears to be growing. And for good reason: allergic...more
Pursuant to standard FDA regulations, retail restaurants with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name (and offering the substantially same menu) are required to provide nutritional information for standard...more
The COVID-19 emergency has impacted all aspects of the food and beverage industry, and restaurants are no exception. Realizing the essential economic and food service roles restaurants play — and that restaurants’ needs have...more
FDA recently issued two nutrition-labeling guidance documents intended to provide restaurants and food manufacturers flexibility during the public health emergency declared by the Department of Health and Human Services. ...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has temporarily relaxed some of its requirements concerning menu and nutrition labeling, and extended certain enforcement deadlines. Menu...more
April 8, 2020 Publications The federal Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released two guidance documents to provide restaurants and food manufacturers with additional flexibility in distributing food during the COVID-19...more
This memorandum summarizes recent actions the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. First, FDA has issued a temporary policy to provide flexibility to chain restaurants and...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Advertising Complaint Upheld Against U.K. Hemp Rum Co. - The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against The Cornish Rum Co. against its ads marketing...more
Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more
Certain restaurants, grocers, and other food establishments will soon be required to comply with the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) menu labeling rules. The FDA previously finalized menu labeling rules in connection...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration previously published a final rule on nutrition labeling of standard menu items in restaurants and similar food establishments. ...more
The FDA has extended the date for compliance with the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label and Serving Size final rules. As we previously reported, the rules were finalized in May 2016 and initially set a general...more
FDA Issues Supplemental Guidance for Menu Nutrition Labels - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of “Menu Labeling: Supplemental Guidance for Industry,” which includes an advisory of...more
Certain restaurants, grocers, and other food establishments will soon be required to comply with the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) menu labeling rules. ...more
Although they may not immediately connote a traditional form of advertising, food menus and labels serve as a form of advertising in the minds of many consumers and are regulated by Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”). Read...more
The FDA today released a final version of a November 2017 guidance document that promises a flexible approach to enforcement of agency regulations prescribing calorie declarations at restaurants and similar retail food...more
Enforcement of the federal menu labeling regulations begins May 7, 2018. Restaurants and other similar retail food establishments that are part of a chain of 20 or more locations nationwide doing business under the same name...more
Certain restaurant owners have less than two months to comply with a new Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulation. ...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting public comment on whether the agency should continue to collect information about foodborne illnesses in restaurants. The proposal would extend studies of risk...more
On November 7, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released the much-anticipated draft supplemental guidance, “Menu Labeling: Supplemental Guidance for Industry” (Draft Guidance). The Draft...more
On November 7, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the latest in a series of industry draft guidance documents to help implement menu labeling and nutrient disclosure regulations applicable to chain...more
Franchisors in the food service industry have until January 18, 2018 to comment on the latest version of the Food & Drug Administration’s Menu Labeling Guidance. The FDA released the draft November 7th. This version includes...more
The Trump administration is moving forward with an Obama-era initiative requiring certain food establishments to list calorie information on menus and menu boards, including food on display and self-service food. The FDA...more
Amidst the significant increase in consumer class action litigation under New Jersey’s Truth in Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA” or the “Act”), the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that TCCWNA claims could...more