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Will Pennsylvania Join Other States in Banning Local Soda Taxes?

Posted on July 24, 2018

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages approved by the Philadelphia city council in 2016 (see previous blogs here, here and here for background information

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Continuing Fallout from E. Coli Outbreak in Romaine

Posted on May 31, 2018

According to the Wall Street Journal (paywall), the impact of the recent E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce continues to ripple through the market, causing a 44.5% drop

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California Court Upholds Labor Code Listing Mechanism in Monsanto Glyphosate Case

Posted on April 26, 2018

A California Court of Appeals has rejected various arguments made by Monsanto Company, challenging the listing of glyphosate based on the Proposition 65 Labor Code listing mechanism, where carcinogens listed

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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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