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Continuing Litigation of California’s Foie Gras Ban

Posted on May 9, 2022

9th Circ. Backs Calif.’s In-State Foie Gras Sales Ban (Law360 Subscription Required)

As we reported in 2017, the Ninth Circuit upheld a 2004 California law that prohibits force feeding a

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Prop 65 Settlement on Lead in Infant Formula

Posted on February 7, 2022

California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, better known by its original name of Proposition 65 (Prop 65), prohibits knowingly exposing any individual to a listed chemical

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Prop 12 Enforcement Delayed for Some Stakeholders

Posted on January 26, 2022

On January 24, Judge James P. Arguelles for the Superior Court in Sacramento County ordered an enforcement delay of a part of California’s Proposition 12. Judge Arguelles ruled that grocers,

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CA Judge Denied Vanilla Ice Cream Class Certification

Posted on November 3, 2021

On October 27, a California federal judge denied certification to a proposed class of consumers who were allegedly misled by Unilever’s marketing of Breyers’ Natural Vanilla ice cream (subscription to

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FDA Enters Food Safety Agreements with Four States

Posted on October 13, 2021

On October 7, the FDA announced that the Agency entered into domestic mutual reliance agreements with California, Florida, Utah, and Wisconsin. The mutual reliance agreements facilitate a coordinated effort between

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California Passes Hemp Bill into Law

Posted on October 12, 2021

On October 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 45 into law, which allows for the inclusion of hemp and cannabinoids (e.g., CBD), extracts, or derivatives of hemp in

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Supreme Court Asked to Review Prop 12 Challenge

Posted on September 29, 2021

On September 27, agriculture industry groups, including the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision

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Prop 12 Prevails over Constitutionality Complaints

Posted on September 2, 2021

On August 20, 2021, an Iowa federal judge dismissed a May 2021 lawsuit filed in Iowa federal district court by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (“IPPA”) and three Iowa pork

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Legal Victory for “Vegan Butter”

Posted on August 12, 2021

On August 10, 2021, the Northern District Court of California ruled (subscription to Law360 required) that California regulators cannot prevent Miyoko’s Kitchen, a vegan dairy-alternative company, from using terms

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California Amends Olive Oil Labeling Bill

Posted on August 11, 2021

The California state legislature recently made amendments to AB 535, a bill that would have prohibited any reference to “California” on olive oil bottles that did not contain 100% California-sourced

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