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Continuing Litigation of California’s Foie Gras Ban

Posted on May 9, 2022

9th Circ. Backs Calif.’s In-State Foie Gras Sales Ban (Law360 Subscription Required)

As we reported in 2017, the Ninth Circuit upheld a 2004 California law that prohibits force feeding a

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Lawsuit Filed Over Misleadingly Labeled “Brown Bread”

Posted on March 2, 2022

On February 26, an Illinois resident, Rabia Hamidani, filed a proposed class action complaint against Bimbo Bakehouse LLC alleging the bakery manufacturer of selling misleadingly labeled Cheesecake Factory-branded bread (subscription

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Hard Seltzer Co. Sued for Overstating Health Benefits

Posted on October 27, 2021

A proposed federal class action filed on October 24 alleges that Fermented Sciences Inc., which sells Flying Embers brand beverages, misled consumers into thinking its alcoholic kombucha and seltzer drinks

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Proposed Settlement in ‘Belgium 1926’ Class Action

Posted on October 18, 2021

Godiva Inks $20M Deal To Settle ‘Belgium 1926’ Label Suit (subscription to Law360 required)

As previously covered on this blog, a class action lawsuit against Godiva Chocolatier alleges that

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DC Court Revives Animal Welfare “Natural” Lawsuit

Posted on September 15, 2021

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has revived a case filed in 2016 by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) accusing Hormel Foods of falsely advertising lunch meats and

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Coca-Cola “Slightly Sweet” Case Dismissed

Posted on August 19, 2021

On July 12, the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against Coca-Cola and their Gold Peak iced tea. The plaintiff had alleged violations of various

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Lawsuit Targets Dreyer’s “Chocolate” Ice Cream Bars

Posted on July 21, 2021

On July 18, a proposed class action lawsuit (Subscription to Law360 required) was filed against Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc., the makers of Haagen-Dazs vanilla milk chocolate almond ice cream

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Starbucks Frappuccino Is Latest Target of Deceptive Vanilla Labeling Lawsuit (Law360 Subscription Required)

Posted on February 10, 2021

On February 5, Starbucks became the most recent food producer to be sued for deceptive and misleading labeling on its vanilla Frappuccino. Glen Skalubinski filed a proposed class action

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Blue Bell Fined Record $17.25 Million in Post-Conviction Criminal Penalties for Listeria Outbreak

Posted on September 18, 2020

As previously reported on this blog, a multi-state listeriosis outbreak in 2015 linked to Blue Bell Creameries LP’s ice cream products contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes led to recalls, state

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“All Natural” Case against Arizona Brand Gummies Allowed to Proceed (Law360 Subscription Required)

Posted on August 14, 2020

A federal district court in New York is allowing state consumer protection claims to proceed against Arizona Beverage Co. (“Arizona”) for its “all natural” gummies. As previously reported on this

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