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France Restricts Labeling for Plant-Based Proteins

Posted on July 8, 2022

Beginning on October 1, 2022, plant-based meat alternative products in France will face new labeling challenges. The decree (in French) prohibits manufacturers of plant-based products from using “sector-specific terminology

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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Publishes New Regulations for Vegan Foods

Posted on July 6, 2022

On June 10, 2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a notification regarding the definition and regulation of vegan foods. Most notably, a food product cannot

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Georgia Court Finds Dietary Supplement Labeling Claim within FDA’s Jurisdiction

Posted on June 29, 2022

On June 24, the Court of Appeals of Georgia held that Plaintiff Shawn Smith’s deceptive product labeling case raised questions best left to the FDA.
By way of background, in

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False Advertising Suit Over “Smoked” Gouda Continues

Posted on June 3, 2022

On May 27^th, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division granted in part and denied in part, Defendant’s motion to dismiss a

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Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint in Morningstar Farms “Veggie” Product Labeling Suit

Posted on April 25, 2022

Kellogg Says ‘Veggie’ Means ‘No Meat,’ Not ‘Vegetables’ (Law360 Subscription Required)

The judge in a proposed class action lawsuit before the Northern District of California dismissed the plaintiff’s initial complaint

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Sugar Association Files Supplemental Petition Urging Regulatory Changes for Artificially Sweetened Foods

Posted on March 11, 2022

This week the Sugar Association submitted a Supplemental petition (“Supplement”) to FDA to further support the Association’s June 2020 petition Misleading Labeling Sweeteners and Request for Enforcement Action (“Petition”).

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NY Judge Denies Dismissal of “Free-Range” Egg Suit

Posted on March 9, 2022

A federal judge in New York denied a motion to dismiss a proposed class action complaint which alleged that the producer of Nellie’s Free Range Eggs, Pete and Gerry’s Organics

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Lawsuit Filed Over Misleadingly Labeled “Brown Bread”

Posted on March 2, 2022

On February 26, an Illinois resident, Rabia Hamidani, filed a proposed class action complaint against Bimbo Bakehouse LLC alleging the bakery manufacturer of selling misleadingly labeled Cheesecake Factory-branded bread (subscription

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USDA Request to Affirm Hydroponics Organic Labeling

Posted on February 22, 2022

USDA Asks 9th Circ. To Affirm ‘Organic’ Hydroponics Label – [ 1465000-1465037-https-ecf-ca9-uscourts-gov-n-beam-servlet-transportroom-servlet-showdoc-009033262160.pdf]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has asked the Ninth Circuit to uphold a California federal judge’s

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Comment Period Extended for Labeling Cell-Cultured Products

Posted on November 15, 2021

Our readers will recall a 2019 agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on joint oversight

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