USDA creates new voluntary “non-GMO” certification option for industry.
- As the food industry is well aware, companies continue to confront the challenge of developing appropriate marketing claims to advertise the
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Plaintiff Paydays on Pause
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Continuing a trend, “all-natural” settlement includes no consumer payout.
- As the food industry is well aware, numerous class action lawsuits continue to be filed in California and in other jurisdictions
Trans Fat Free
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Ninth Circuit ruling shines spotlight on the “trans fat free” claim arena.
- A “nutrient content claim” is a claim that expressly or implicitly characterizes the level of a
Continuing Sagas
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Additional state AGs join probe into supplement marketing.
- The New York Attorney General’s (AG) investigation into the marketing of allegedly misbranded herbal supplement continues to develop. The investigation commenced with
Caffeine Claim
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Family sues over caffeine-related death.
- On March 6, 2015, the family of Logan Stiner, an Ohio teenager who died from cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac arrest after consuming pure powdered
NY AG Supplement Probe Deepens
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NY investigation into herbal supplements extends to manufacturers.
- New York’s Attorney General (AG) recently issued cease-and-desist letters to major retailers, alleging the marketing of misbranded herbal supplements. Originally, the investigation