We are pleased to share our Q4 Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space.
In Q4 of...more
1/31/2025
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Trump administration’s food regulatory agenda will come into sharper focus once nominees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and secretary of agriculture are confirmed....more
On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule updating the criteria regarding when foods may be labeled with the nutrient content claim “healthy” and derivatives thereof—“health,”...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a joint Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder input related...more
On August 28, 2024, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released an updated Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims for meat and poultry product labeling. Animal-raising...more
FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) recently announced the upcoming expiration of its longstanding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). This MOU—which has...more
PERKINS COIE IS PLEASED TO PUBLISH ITS MIDYEAR FOOD AND CPG LEGAL TRENDS REPORT.
This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends so far this year. In the first half of...more
8/1/2024
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Packaging ,
Proposition 65 ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
Pivotal food regulatory updates abound in the recently released Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, announced earlier this month by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The...more
7/29/2024
/ Agricultural Marketing Act ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Bioengineering ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
FSMA ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
USDA
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) recently published a Request for Information soliciting stakeholder input on the electronic or digital link disclosure option for bioengineered (BE) foods under the National...more
On March 18, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published its Final Rule on Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims (Final Rule). The Final Rule covers meat, poultry, and egg...more
PERKINS COIE IS PLEASED TO PUBLISH ITS Q4 FOOD AND CPG LEGAL TRENDS REPORT.
This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends so far this year. In Q4 2023, the Consumer...more
1/23/2024
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
Cosmetics ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Menu-Labeling ,
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) ,
Nutritional Supplements ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Packaging ,
Proposition 65 ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
In November 2023, Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a cattle rancher, introduced the Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully Act of 2023, also known as the “Real MEAT Act.” The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on...more
On November 30, 2023, FDA announced the availability of new resources for stakeholders to facilitate compliance with the Food Traceability Rule.
Refresher on FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule -
FDA issued its Food...more
On September 26, 2023, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) added two new chapters to the agency’s draft guidance (the Draft Guidance): Chapter 11: Food Allergen Program and Chapter 16: Acidified Foods. These additions...more
10/5/2023
/ Draft Guidance ,
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) ,
Food Allergies ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) issued Directive 7800.1 on June 21, 2023, providing further insight into the agency’s inspection and verification activities for the...more