Coca-Cola’s Juice Boxes Not Actually Healthy, Class Suit Says (subscription to Law360 required)
- We have reported on FDA’s proposed rule for when foods can be labeled with the claim “healthy”
HEALTH CLAIMS
FDA Announces Qualified Health Claim for Cocoa Flavanols in High Flavanol Cocoa Powder and Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
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- On February 3, FDA announced in a letter of enforcement discretion that it does not intend to object to the use of certain qualified health claims regarding the consumption of
New Proposed Settlement in Kellogg Class Action
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Kellogg Buyers Say Revised $13M False Ad Deal Is Gr-r-reat! (subscription to Law360 required)
- As previously covered on this blog, a plaintiffs’ class action lawsuit filed in 2016, and
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$15 Million Settlement in Post Cereal Lawsuit
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Post Sugary Cereal Buyers Get Ok on $15M False Ad Deal (subscription to Law360 required)
- On February 24, 2021, a California federal judge tentatively approved a settlement over nutrition-related claims
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FDA Announces Qualified Health Claim for Certain Cranberry Products and Urinary Tract Infections
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- On July 21, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a letter of enforcement discretion that it does not intend to object to the use of certain
9th Circuit Judge Asks What Amount of Added Sugar in a Product Makes the Product Unhealthy, a Question About Which Other Courts Have Ruled There is a Material Issue of Fact in Allowing Similar Cases to Proceed
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9th Circ. Judge Doubts General Mills False Label Claims (subscription to Law360 required)
- Proposed class action lawsuits against Kellogg, Post, and General Mills, with a common lead plaintiff in the
FDA Posts Qualified Health Claim Petition Regarding MCTs Caprylic and Capric Acid for Use in the Management of Migraine Headaches
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FDA Authorizes Qualified Health Claim for Oleic Acid
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- A health claim characterizes the relationship between a substance and its ability to reduce the risk of a disease or health-related condition (see 21 CFR 101.14). A health
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Final Comments Received Regarding FDA’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy
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- The Daily Intake has blogged on several occasions, and Keller and Heckman has published a client alert, about the Nutrition Innovation Strategy (NIS). Briefly, the NIS is intended
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FDA Announces Continued Kratom Safety Concerns and Issues Warning Letters to Kratom Marketers
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- In a press announcement released on September 11, 2018, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., emphasized the Agency’s continuing concerns about kratom products. Our readers may remember our previous posts about