- Originally introduced in November 2023, the Illinois Food Safety Act (SB 2637) proposes to prohibit the manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale a food product
CALIFORNIA
Missouri Bill Proposed to Preempt California’s Proposition 12
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- As a direct response to California’s Proposition 12, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has introduced the Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers Act with the goal of protecting farmers from state
Proposed Amendments to Prop 65’s Warning Requirements
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- On October 27, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed amendments to the warning requirements under Proposition 65 (otherwise known as Prop 65 or the Safe Drinking
Candy Companies and FDA Respond to California Red No. 3 Ban (Law360 Subscription Required)
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- Since Governor Newsom signed AB 418 into law, the National Confectioners Association (NCA), a major candy makers trade group, has urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to curtail
CA Governor Newsom Signs Food Additive Ban into Law
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- This past weekend California governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 418 into law. This bill will prohibit the use of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and Red No.
California Senate Passes AB 418
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- 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,
California Senate Removes Titanium Dioxide from AB 418 List of Prohibited Substances
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- 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
Settlement Reached in Transshipping Pork Issue in Massachusetts
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- 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
California Judge Certifies Class in Bigelow Tea False Advertising Lawsuit
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- As previously covered on this blog, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule on
California Bill Seeks to Ban Five Chemical Substances from Use in Food Products
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- 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