- On February 11, 2020, Christopher Silva, a New York resident, filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Hornell Brewing Co. Inc., Arizona Beverages USA LLC, Beverage Marketing USA, Inc., and
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Nestle Asks California District Court to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit Claiming that Nestle Knowingly Sold Coffee Creamer Containing Trans Fat to Consumers (Law360 Subscription Required)
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- On January 24, 2020, a Northern District of California judge denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint. In Beasley v. Lucky Stores, Inc. et al, consumers of Coffee-mate, a line
Putative Class Action Alleges Company’s CBD Products for Humans and Animals Violate Federal Law (subscription to Law360 required)
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Ben & Jerry’s Sued Over “Happy Cows” Claim (subscription to Law360 required)
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- On October 29, 2019, Plaintiff James Ehlers, a former Vermont gubernatorial candidate, filed a proposed class action complaint in the federal U.S. District Court in Vermont. In the complaint,
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Pork Workers Union Sues USDA Over New Swine Slaughter Inspection System
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- The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union, together with Public Citizen Litigation Group, filed a federal lawsuit to stop the USDA’s new swine slaughter modernization rule that eliminates
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California Chamber of Commerce Challenges Proposition 65 Warnings for Acrylamide
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- On October 7, 2019, the California Chamber of Commerce (“CalChamber”) filed suit in federal court against the California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, to block the state from enforcing Proposition 65
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$6.5 Million Settlement Reached on Eve of Trial in Class Action Lawsuit Against Chipotle Over the Meaning of “Non-GMO”
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Chipotle Wraps Up False Ad Suit With $6.5M Settlement (subscription to Law360 required)
- As previously covered on this blog, a plaintiffs’ class action lawsuit was filed against Chipotle in
Mississippi Reverses Stance on Plant-Based Meat Labeling
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- As previously reported on this blog, Upton’s Naturals Co. and the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) filed a lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s law prohibiting cell-based, plant-based, or insect-based foods from
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Injunction to Stop Enforcement of Meat Labeling Law Not Needed, Says AR
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- As our readers are aware, a number of states have enacted laws to prohibit marketing a product as “meat” if it is not derived from livestock or poultry and that
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FDA Sued for Failure to Establish FSMA Accredited Labs Program by Statutory Deadline (subscription to Law360 required)
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- 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