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Judge Sides with Proposition 65 Plaintiffs in Acrylamide in Coffee Case

Posted on April 5, 2018

In a recent proposed statement of decision, LA Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle dealt a blow to Starbucks and a number of other defendants in a case regarding Proposition

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Court Grants Injunction in Proposition 65 Glyphosate Warning Case

Posted on March 15, 2018

A California court has granted an injunction enjoining various growers associations from providing Proposition 65 cancer warnings for crops grown with glyphosate. In a motion for preliminary injunction, National Association

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Opposing Views and Uncertain Future for the Philadelphia Soda Tax

Posted on March 12, 2018

15 Months In, Philly Still Plagued With Soda Tax Uncertainties (subscription to Law360 required)

As previously covered on this blog, Philadelphia’s 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on distributors of sweetened beverages (including

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Cattlemen Groups Urge USDA to Require Country-of-Origin Labeling for Imported Beef and Pork

Posted on January 25, 2018

As previously covered on this blog, mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) rules for beef products have long been the subject of controversy and challenge, culminating in: (1) a

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Washington State Sued over Termination of Salmon Farming Lease

Posted on January 9, 2018

As previously reported on this blog last month, Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the termination of Cooke Aquaculture Pacific’s Port Angeles net pen lease for salmon farming.

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California Egg Law Challenged in U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on December 5, 2017

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced that 12 states have joined Missouri in a lawsuit challenging a California law requiring any eggs sold in the state to come from hens

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Philly Sweetened Beverage Tax Under Fire

Posted on October 18, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, on June 16, 2016, the Philadelphia city council voted 13-4 to approve a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The tax – which took

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Court Blocks San Francisco Law Requiring Warnings on Soft Drink Ads

Posted on September 20, 2017

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.,

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Philly Soda Tax Opponents Appeal To PA Supreme Court

Posted on July 19, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, on June 16, 2016, the Philadelphia city council voted 13-4 to approve a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The tax – which took

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