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Texas House Passes Plant-, Cell-, and Insect-Based Food Labeling Restrictions

Posted on May 12, 2021

On May 10, Texas state lawmakers passed a bill that would prohibit plant-based, cell-based, or insect-based food products that do not contain meat from slaughtered animals from using terms like

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Wisconsin Bills Prohibit Traditional Terms for Plant-Based & Cell-Based Products

Posted on April 21, 2021

The Wisconsin State Assembly Committee on Agriculture recently approved two bills that would restrict terms such as “milk,” “cheese,” and “yogurt” to products derived from lactating hooved animals, regardless of

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Dairy Alternative Labeling Debate Continues

Posted on March 26, 2021

As we previously reported, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) filed a citizen petition with FDA in February 2019 requesting that the agency (1) enforce existing “imitation” labeling requirements

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Mexico Provides Food Industry Labeling Flexibility

Posted on March 25, 2021

Mexico’s Federal Consumer Attorney’s Office (PROFECO) and other Mexican agencies have recently agreed to provide the food industry with more flexibility to comply with requirements in the Official Mexican Standard

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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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Comments Summary: Labeling Cell-Cultured Seafood

Posted on March 12, 2021

Comments for the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Request for Information (RFI) for labeling of foods made from cultured seafood cells became due on March 8, 2021. FDA posted the

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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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FDA Solicits Information and Comments on Labeling of Food Made with Cultured Seafood Cells

Posted on October 12, 2020

As covered on this blog, on March 7, 2019 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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FDA Releases Results on Sampling of “Dairy-Free” Dark Chocolate for Milk Allergen

Posted on October 2, 2020

On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the results of its sampling project on domestically manufactured dark chocolate bars and dark chocolate chips labeled with

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FSIS Proposes to Expand Eligibility for Generic Label Approval and to Discontinue FSIS Evaluation of Voluntarily Submitted Labels That are Eligible for Generic Approval

Posted on September 14, 2020

Meat, poultry, and egg products may not be sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in commerce without prior approval of labels by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety

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