- 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
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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
CA Court Order Permits Sale of Some Non-Compliant Pork Through End of 2023
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- 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
Marketing Implications of California’s Proposition 12
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- 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
California Assembly Passes Ban on Chemicals in Processed Food
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- 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
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California’s Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act (Proposition 12)
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- 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
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Acrylamide Case
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- 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
Food Chemicals Ban Bill Moves Forward in California Assembly
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- As we previously blogged, a California bill co-sponsored by Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and now being debated in the California State Assembly would, if passed,
California Assembly Members Introduce Bill to Ban Certain Color Additives
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- In February 2023, California Assemblymembers Jesse Gabriel and Buffy Wicks introduced legislation (AB 418) that would prohibit the manufacture or distribution In California of foods containing the additives