- Following a previous recall of its Chewy granola products in December, Quaker Oats has broadened its recall to its granola bars, snacks, and some varieties of its popular Cap’n Crunch
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FDA Recommends that the DEA Reschedule Marijuana
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- Recently released documents indicate that FDA has recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances
Arizona Moves to Ban Lab-Grown Meat
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- Arizona state representatives have introduced two bills relating to the sale of cell-cultured meat in the state. HB2121 would prohibit the sale or production of cell-cultured animal products, and
FTC to Hold Informal Hearing on Proposed Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials
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- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it will hold an informal hearing on its Proposed Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials on February 13, 2024.
FDA says 87 Adverse Events Linked to Recalled Applesauce
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- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided an update regarding the cinnamon applesauce pouches that have been recalled. FDA’s investigation began on November 9, 2023, when WanaBana USA
California Court Applies Proposition 65 Safe Harbor in Dismissal
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- Last month, a California Superior Court dismissed a case against Gulf Pacific Rice Company which alleged that one of their brown rice products contained elevated levels of lead and failed
CORE Releases 2022 Annual Outbreak Report
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- FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response & Evaluation (CORE) Network recently released its 2022 annual report summarizing investigations into foodborne outbreaks and adverse events. This is CORE’s first annual report since it
Texas Urges Federal Court to Toss Tofurky Challenge of Labeling Law
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- Officials are urging a federal court to dismiss Tofurky’s challenge of Texas’s new food labeling law, arguing that the plant-based meat maker has only made “hypothetical” allegations and lacks standing.
FDA Supplements Response to D-Tagatose Petition
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- As we have previously blogged, in 2022 FDA denied a petition from Bonumose LLC which requested that the agency exempt D-tagatose from declaration as an added sugar. The petition
Prop 12 Takes Full Effect in California
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- As of January 1, 2024, California’s Proposition 12 law is fully in effect. Passed as a ballot measure in 2018, Prop 12 prohibits the sale in California of meat and