- 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
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California Governor Issues Executive Order Targeting Ultra-Processed Foods and Food Dyes
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- 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
California Law Requires Heavy Metals Testing and Disclosure for Baby Foods
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- 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,
California Enacts Law to Standardize Date Labels
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- 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
USDA and CDFA Declare California Free of Invasive Fruit Flies
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- 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
California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Fortification of Corn Masa with Folic Acid
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- 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
California School Food Dye Ban Approved by Legislature
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- 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
Kroger Faces Civil Lawsuit Over Calorie Claims on Bread Products
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- 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
California Assembly Approves Color Additive Ban in Schools
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- On May 21, 2024, the California Assembly passed AB 2316, ordering it to the Senate. If enacted, the bill would prohibit public schools from offering, selling, or otherwise providing
Pennsylvania Proposes to Ban Certain Food Additives
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- On March 18, 2024, Pennsylvania became the latest state to propose a ban of several food additives, citing alleged safety.
- Pennsylvania’s HB 2116 proposes to ban the use of the