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Preliminary Injunction Upheld on New Prop 65 Acrylamide Warning Label Suits

Posted on March 21, 2022

9th Circ. Blocks New Prop 65 Acrylamide Warning Label Suits (subscription to Law360 required)

As previously covered on this blog, on March 29, 2021, the U.S. District Court for

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Kraft Heinz Deceptive Labeling Settlement Approved

Posted on July 22, 2021

On July 13, 2021, U.S. District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II approved (subscription to Law360 required) a $16 million class settlement to resolve claims that Kraft Heinz Foods Co. engaged

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Kona Coffee False Advertising Settlements Continue

Posted on March 16, 2021

As we reported in 2019, a group of 600 Hawaiian coffee farmers sued a group of coffee sellers, including Walmart, Costco, Amazon, Safeway, Kroger, Cost Plus/World Market, and Bed Bath

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False Advertising Consumer Class Actions Related to Coffee Servings Continue with Suit Against Folgers

Posted on December 4, 2020

On November 30, 2020, plaintiffs filed the latest in a series of consumer class actions against coffee companies alleging false and deceptive advertising. The complaint, filed in the U.S.

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Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges that Maxwell House Coffee Products Are Deceptively Advertised

Posted on August 11, 2020

On July 31, 2020, Plaintiff, on behalf of a proposed class of consumers, filed a class-action lawsuit against Defendant Kraft Heinz Company alleging that Defendant had falsely and deceptively advertised

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Consumer Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Folgers Coffee Cannister Does Not yield the Advertised Number of Cups (Law360 Subscription Required)

Posted on May 7, 2020

In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of California, the plaintiff alleges unlawful, unfair, and deceptive business practices in violation of California law because the defendant,

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OEHHA Confirms Final Carcinogen/Coffee Rule on Twitter

Posted on June 6, 2019

In a tweet published on June 3, 2019 California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that its draft Proposition 65 regulation regarding listed carcinogens in coffee had been

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FDA Issues Statement Regarding Labeling Coffee as a Carcinogen Consistent with California Proposition 65

Posted on August 31, 2018

California Proposition 65 requires manufacturers to provide clear and reasonable warnings to consumers before exposing them to over 950 listed carcinogens, including acrylamide. As reported in this blog yesterday,

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California Coffee May No Longer Require Cancer Warnings

Posted on June 19, 2018

On June 15, 2018, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed a new regulation clarifying that cancer warnings are not required for coffee under Proposition 65. Proposition 65

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Coffee Cancer Concerns? CA Court to Rule Whether Cancer Warning is Needed Under Prop 65

Posted on February 1, 2018

California residents may see more Proposition 65 warnings at coffee shops in the near future. A state court is expected to issue a decision in the coming months regarding a

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