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Legal Challenge to BE Food Disclosure Standard

Posted on January 4, 2022

Last year several food organizations, including the Center for Food Safety and Natural Grocers among others, filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to invalidate USDA’s national bioengineered (BE) food

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Organic Advocates Ask CA Judge to Remand the NBFDS

Posted on December 1, 2021

On November 23, organic food industry groups and advocates filed a Motion for Summary Judgment asking a California federal judge to declare the USDA’s National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS)

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CA Judge Denied Vanilla Ice Cream Class Certification

Posted on November 3, 2021

On October 27, a California federal judge denied certification to a proposed class of consumers who were allegedly misled by Unilever’s marketing of Breyers’ Natural Vanilla ice cream (subscription to

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Chobani Defends Yogurt Claims as “Literally True”

Posted on October 6, 2021

On October 1, Chobani asked an Illinois federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit that accused the company of falsely claiming that its Complete Greek Yogurt provides “complete

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DC Court Revives Animal Welfare “Natural” Lawsuit

Posted on September 15, 2021

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has revived a case filed in 2016 by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) accusing Hormel Foods of falsely advertising lunch meats and

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Ninth Circuit Rules No Future Harm to Coca-Cola Class

Posted on September 1, 2021

On August 31, the Ninth Circuit decertified a class of consumers that claimed Coca-Cola falsely labeled its drinks as having no artificial flavors when they contained phosphoric acid (subscription to

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Pop-Tarts Challenged for Fruit Content

Posted on August 26, 2021

An Illinois consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against Kellogg in federal court, claiming that Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts’ packaging is misleading because the product contains less strawberry than implied

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Coca-Cola “Slightly Sweet” Case Dismissed

Posted on August 19, 2021

On July 12, the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against Coca-Cola and their Gold Peak iced tea. The plaintiff had alleged violations of various

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Artificially Flavored Chips Case Dismissed

Posted on July 29, 2021

On July 26, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a proposed class action (subscription to Law360 required) against Wise Foods, Inc.
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Chobani Sued Over “Fair Trade” Claims

Posted on July 15, 2021

On July 12, 2021, private plaintiffs filed a proposed class action lawsuit (subscription to Law360 required) against Chobani LLC. The plaintiffs allege that Chobani misrepresented its certification from Fair Trade

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