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Cattle Industry Urges Health Canada to Reconsider Front-of-Package Proposed Rule

Posted on June 24, 2022

As previously reported on this blog, Health Canada published proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Food and Drugs Act (Nutrition Symbols, Other Labelling Provisions, Partially Hydrogenated Oils

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U.S. Government Files Amicus Brief in Prop 12 Case

Posted on June 23, 2022

As previously reported, on March 28, 2022, the U.S. Supreme court granted a Writ of Certiorari petition submitted by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the American Farm

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FDA Publishes Guidance on Oversight of Food Covered by SRAs

Posted on June 22, 2022

On June 21, the FDA published a final guidance for FDA staff entitled “FDA Oversight of Food Covered by Systems Recognition Agreements” (SRAs). The guidance covers FDA’s regulatory

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FDA Provides Updates on Closer to Zero Plan

Posted on June 21, 2022

As we have previously blogged, FDA announced a three-phase “Closer to Zero” plan in 2021 to reduce the levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury that babies and young

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HELP Committee Approves Bill to Address Infant Formula Shortage

Posted on June 17, 2022

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has approved the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 (FDASLA) to introduce policies in response to the infant formula

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FDA Responds to Severe Weather Incidents

Posted on June 16, 2022

On June, 6 2022, FDA released an online resource page for human and animal food producers who may be affected by flooding and severe weather incidents. It identifies federal and

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Beyond Meat Sued Over Protein Content Claims

Posted on June 15, 2022

A proposed consumer class action lawsuit was filed against Beyond Meat, Inc. on June 10, alleging that the plant-based meat manufacturer embellished the amount of protein contained in its line

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Class Action Lawsuits Follow in Wake of JIF Recall

Posted on June 14, 2022

As many of our readers (and fellow peanut butter consumers) are likely aware, on May 20^th J.M. Smucker Co. issued a voluntary recall of its JIF peanut butter products

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DC Circuit Upholds FDA Ban on Raw Butter

Posted on June 13, 2022

Mark McAfee, a dairy farmer who wishes to sell raw, unpasteurized butter beyond his home state of California, and a co-plaintiff, the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, appealed FDA’s February 27,

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Class Action Complaint filed in Eastern District of New York challenging “Natural” Dietary Supplements

Posted on June 10, 2022

The United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York received a class action complaint on May 31, 2022 regarding the usage of the term “natural” in Nordic

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