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Multiple States Propose Bans on Food Additives and “Ultra-Processed Foods”

Posted on February 21, 2025
  • Since the start of February, at least four states have introduced or advanced proposals to ban various food chemicals and address concerns over the use of ultra-processed foods (UPFs).  New
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary

Posted on February 13, 2025
  • On February 13, 2025, the US Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the nation’s top healthcare official, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 
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California Senate Removes Titanium Dioxide from AB 418 List of Prohibited Substances

Posted on September 8, 2023
  • The California Food Safety Act (AB 418) was amended by the Senate to remove titanium dioxide from its list of prohibited substances. Four substances remain on the list: brominated vegetable
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Eleventh Circuit Lawsuit Claims Bacardi Used Harmful and Illegal Additive in its Liquor

Posted on April 30, 2020
  • On October 14, 2019, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint in state court alleging that Bacardi USA Inc. and Winn-Dixie Supermarkets Inc. (“Defendants”) produced and sold a liquor which contained an

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Grated Parmesan Cheese Companies Can’t Escape Food Fraud Litigation on Excess Cellulose

Posted on July 18, 2019
  • Grated parmesan companies Kraft Heinz Co. and SuperValu Inc. have not been able to end multidistrict litigation that began in 2016, alleging food fraud for excess cellulose as an

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