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California Senate Passes AB 418

Posted on September 15, 2023
  • On September 11, the California Senate passed AB-418, The California Food Safety Act. As our readers know, if signed into law, AB-418 would prohibit the manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing,
… Continue Reading California Senate Passes AB 418

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
… Continue Reading California Senate Removes Titanium Dioxide from AB 418 List of Prohibited Substances

Settlement Reached in Transshipping Pork Issue in Massachusetts

Posted on August 17, 2023
  • The food industry and Massachusetts regulators have agreed to settle a lawsuit (Massachusetts Restaurant Association v. Healey et al.) challenging the state’s animal welfare pork rules, with the
… Continue Reading Settlement Reached in Transshipping Pork Issue in Massachusetts

California Judge Certifies Class in Bigelow Tea False Advertising Lawsuit

Posted on August 7, 2023

Tea Drinkers Certified In Bigelow ‘Made In USA’ False Ad Suit (Law360 Subscription Required)

  • As previously covered on this blog, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule on
… Continue Reading California Judge Certifies Class in Bigelow Tea False Advertising Lawsuit

California Bill Seeks to Ban Five Chemical Substances from Use in Food Products

Posted on July 6, 2023
  • On June 28, 2023, the California Senate Committee on Health approved Assembly Bill 418 (AB 418), which would end the use of certain chemicals in food products sold
… Continue Reading California Bill Seeks to Ban Five Chemical Substances from Use in Food Products

CA Court Order Permits Sale of Some Non-Compliant Pork Through End of 2023

Posted on June 30, 2023
  • As our readers know, California’s Proposition 12 is a statewide statutory initiative measure that establishes standards of confinement for certain farm animals. Throughout the course of a series of
… Continue Reading CA Court Order Permits Sale of Some Non-Compliant Pork Through End of 2023

Marketing Implications of California’s Proposition 12

Posted on June 1, 2023
  • As we have previously blogged, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s Proposition 12 (Prop 12) on May 11, 2023, which bans the sale of pork in California unless breeding
… Continue Reading Marketing Implications of California’s Proposition 12

California Assembly Passes Ban on Chemicals in Processed Food

Posted on May 18, 2023
  • California Assembly Bill 418 (AB 418) has a received a favorable 54-11 Assembly vote, which is a first-in-the-nation ban on brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, Red Dye
… Continue Reading California Assembly Passes Ban on Chemicals in Processed Food

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California’s Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act (Proposition 12)

Posted on May 15, 2023
  • In November 2018, California voters passed a ballot initiative known as Proposition 12 (the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act), which is covered on our blog.  The Act
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Acrylamide Case

Posted on April 20, 2023
  • On April 17, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the Council for Education and Research on Toxics’ (CERT) request to review a decision blocking new lawsuits under California’s
… Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Acrylamide Case

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