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California Bill Would Ban Ultra-Processed Foods in Schools

Posted on June 6, 2025
  • Earlier this year a bipartisan group of California lawmakers introduced AB 1264, which directs the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to define “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) and
… Continue Reading California Bill Would Ban Ultra-Processed Foods in Schools

Handel’s Accused of Hiding Synthetic Dyes in its “Homemade” Ice Cream

Posted on May 22, 2025
  • Yesterday, a proposed false advertising class action was filed in California against Handel’s, alleging the ice cream retailer claims its frozen treats are “homemade,” use “the best ingredients,” and follow
… Continue Reading Handel’s Accused of Hiding Synthetic Dyes in its “Homemade” Ice Cream

CalRecycle Issues Final SB 343 Study

Posted on May 19, 2025
  • Keller and Heckman Partner Katie Bond and Associate Samuel Butler recently authored an article analyzing the implications of CalRecycle’s final material characterization study for recycling claims in California. The study
… Continue Reading CalRecycle Issues Final SB 343 Study

California Governor Issues Executive Order Targeting Ultra-Processed Foods and Food Dyes

Posted on January 7, 2025
  • On January 3, 2025, California’s Governor Newsom issued an executive order (Executive Order N-1-25) directing state agencies to recommend potential actions to “limit the harms” associated with “ultra-processed
… Continue Reading California Governor Issues Executive Order Targeting Ultra-Processed Foods and Food Dyes

California Law Requires Heavy Metals Testing and Disclosure for Baby Foods

Posted on November 1, 2024
  • In October 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law California’s AB 899, which requires that any baby food products sold or made in the state be tested for arsenic, cadmium,
… Continue Reading California Law Requires Heavy Metals Testing and Disclosure for Baby Foods

California Enacts Law to Standardize Date Labels

Posted on October 17, 2024
  • On September 28, 2024, Governor Newsom signed California’s AB 660 into law, which would standardize date labels on food packaging.  The legislation is the first of its kind in the
… Continue Reading California Enacts Law to Standardize Date Labels

USDA and CDFA Declare California Free of Invasive Fruit Flies

Posted on September 13, 2024
  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that they have eradicated all populations of
… Continue Reading USDA and CDFA Declare California Free of Invasive Fruit Flies

California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Fortification of Corn Masa with Folic Acid

Posted on September 11, 2024
  • The California legislature passed AB 1830, which is a bill that, if signed into law by Governor Newsom, would require that corn masa flour contain 0.7 mg of folic
… Continue Reading California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Fortification of Corn Masa with Folic Acid

California School Food Dye Ban Approved by Legislature

Posted on September 3, 2024
  • On August 29, 2024 (Law360 subscription required), the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 2316, the California School Food Safety Act, sending it to the governor. If signed, the bill
… Continue Reading California School Food Dye Ban Approved by Legislature

Kroger Faces Civil Lawsuit Over Calorie Claims on Bread Products

Posted on June 13, 2024
  • The District Attorney’s Offices of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties have filed a civil lawsuit against The Kroger Co. in Santa Barbara Superior Court alleging that Kroger had violated California’s
… Continue Reading Kroger Faces Civil Lawsuit Over Calorie Claims on Bread Products

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