- On October 13, 2020, a plaintiff filed a proposed class action in the United States District Court Southern District of New York alleging that Froneri US, Inc.’s Haagen-Dazs ice cream
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Organic Interests Contest USDA Certification of Hydroponics
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- A coalition of organic farmers and the Center for Food Safety recently filed for summary judgment in their challenge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) denial of a petition
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Animal Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against USDA to tackle Inhumane Treatment of Poultry
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- On August 13, 2020, animal welfare advocates sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a bid to compel the agency to issue rules to ensure the humane handling of
California Federal Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss False Advertising Class Action Involving Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream
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- Numerous class action lawsuits have been filed, mostly by a single firm, involving products that are claimed to contain deceptive and misleading information on their labels regarding vanilla. We have
Judge Dismisses Claims against Wegmans Regarding Vanilla Ice Cream Labeling
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- On July 14, 2020, a New York federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Wegmans Food Market (“Wegmans”) concerning allegedly deceptive labeling of its vanilla ice cream. The plaintiffs had alleged
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Federal Judge Denies Plant-Based “Butter” Motion to Dismiss
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- On June 25, a California federal judge denied a Motion to Dismiss by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (“the Department”) in a case brought by Miyoko’s Kitchen (“Miyoko’s”),
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Proposed False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Pret A Manger’s “Natural” Claims are False, Deceptive, and Misleading Because Products Contain GMOs and Synthetic Ingredients (Law360 Subscription Required)
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California Judge Dismisses Proposed Class Action Against Kellogg Vanilla Labeling
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- On June 22, a California federal judge dismissed a proposed class action against Kellogg Sales Company for their Bear Naked Granola V’nilla Almond product. In the complaint, plaintiff Harlan Zaback
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Nestle Denied Summary Judgment In Trans Fat Class Action (subscription to Law360 required)
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- A California federal judge denied Nestle USA Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in a suit that alleged they misled consumers on the trans fat content of Coffee-mate brand creamers. In
Federal Court Enters Temporary Restraining Order Against Xephyr LLC (dba N-Ergetics) to Prevent the Sale and Distribution of Colloidal Silver Products for Treatment of COVID-19
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- On May 14, 2020, the Hon. Ronald A. White, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, issued a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”)