- On August 19, two consumer groups, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Center for Environmental Health (CEH), filed suit against the FDA in California federal court for its failure to
LAWSUIT
Hazelnut Crème Coffee False Advertising Lawsuit Revived
Posted on
1st Circuit Gives Coffee Buyers 2nd Shot at False Ad Suit (subscription to Law360 required)
- On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a
…
Continue Reading Hazelnut Crème Coffee False Advertising Lawsuit Revived
Tofurkey and Others Challenge Arkansas Plant-Based and Insect-Based Meat Labeling Law
Posted on
- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Good Food Institute, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and the ACLU of Arkansas recently filed a complaint on behalf of Turtle Island Foods
Grated Parmesan Cheese Companies Can’t Escape Food Fraud Litigation on Excess Cellulose
Posted on
- Grated parmesan companies Kraft Heinz Co. and SuperValu Inc. have not been able to end multidistrict litigation that began in 2016, alleging food fraud for excess cellulose as an
OEHHA Confirms Final Carcinogen/Coffee Rule on Twitter
Posted on
- In a tweet published on June 3, 2019 California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that its draft Proposition 65 regulation regarding listed carcinogens in coffee had been
…
Continue Reading OEHHA Confirms Final Carcinogen/Coffee Rule on Twitter
California Jury Awards $80 Million Verdict in Glyphosate Case
Posted on
- A California plaintiff, who used Roundup on his 56-acre Santa Rosa property and alleged glyphosate caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has been awarded $80 million by a jury in the U.S.
…
Continue Reading California Jury Awards $80 Million Verdict in Glyphosate Case
New York Judge Lifts 2-Year Stay on KIND “All Natural” Suit (subscription to Law360 required)
Posted on
- A New York federal court ordered a consumer class action against KIND LLC to move forward after a two-year stay. Consumers are suing KIND for allegedly mislabeling its snack products
Court Rules En Banc for Injunction Against San Francisco’s Health Warning Requirement for Soft Drink Ads
Posted on
- As previously covered on this blog, the City of San Francisco passed legislation in June 2015 that required health warnings to be placed on advertising for sugar-sweetened beverages (i.e.,
Second Circuit Remands “Whole Grain” Cheez-It Lawsuit
Posted on
- The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a New York district court erred in ruling that labeling Kellogg’s Cheez-It crackers as “whole grain” was not
…
Continue Reading Second Circuit Remands “Whole Grain” Cheez-It Lawsuit
U.S. Department of Justice Sides with California Against States Opposing Egg Production Standards That Require Room for Chickens to Move
Posted on
- As reported here, Missouri and twelve other states asked the U.S. Supreme Court on December 4, 2018 to hear their challenge to provisions of the California Prevention of Farm