- 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
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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
Hazelnut Crème Coffee False Advertising Lawsuit Revived
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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
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