- On May 26, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued joint warning letters to four companies for the marketing and sale of products
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Federal Court Enters Temporary Restraining Order Against Xephyr LLC (dba N-Ergetics) to Prevent the Sale and Distribution of Colloidal Silver Products for Treatment of COVID-19
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- On May 14, 2020, the Hon. Ronald A. White, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, issued a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”)
FDA Posts Qualified Health Claim Petition Regarding MCTs Caprylic and Capric Acid for Use in the Management of Migraine Headaches
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Appellant Plaintiffs in Multidistrict Litigation Argue a Jury Should Decide if the Claim “100% Grated Parmesan” is Deceptive When Cellulose is a Listed Ingredient
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Cheese Buyers Ask 7th Circ. to Revive Label Suit (Law360 subscription required)
- FDA’s grated cheese regulation allows for the use of cellulose as an anticaking agent in cheese at the
NAD Launches Fast-Track SWIFT Challenge Process
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The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs, Inc. recently launched its new Fast-Track SWIFT (Single Well-defined Issue Fast Track) challenge process. NAD’s Fast-Track SWIFT offers an expedited process…
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Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Alleges “Just a Tad Sweet” is an Unauthorized and Misleading Low Sugar Claim for Honest Tea Beverages
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Buyers Claim Coke’s Tea Not Honest About Sugar Content (subscription to Law360 required)
- A proposed nationwide class of consumers who purchased the Honest brand of teas has sued the Coca-Cola
CSPI Urges FDA to Take Enforcement Against Implied “Low Sugar” and “Reduced Sugar” Claims
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- On January 9, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) sent a letter to Dr. Susan T. Mayne, Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Alleges ‘Simply Cocoa’ and ‘Made With Real Cocoa’ are False and Deceptive Claims for Hot Chocolate That Contains Alkalized Cocoa
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Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Ingredients Not So ‘Simple,’ Buyers Say (subscription to Law360 required)
- In a proposed statewide class of consumers who purchased Swiss Miss hot chocolate and similar products,
New Proposed Class Action Over “Organic Dehydrated Cane Juice Solids”
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Whole Foods Accused of Hiding Sugar In Oatmeal Ingredients (subscription to Law360 required)
- As previously covered on this blog, a claim against Whole Foods involving the term “evaporated cane
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FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Illegally Selling Unapproved, Misbranded Kratom Products
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- On June 25, FDA issued warning letters to two marketers and distributors of kratom products – Cali Botanicals and Kratom NC. FDA determined that the companies were illegally selling