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DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - June 2025 #3

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. The FDA is seeking public comment on a proposed method for ranking chemicals in...more

Morgan Lewis - Well Done

State Legislation on Color Additives in Food: Takeaways for Industry

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Both state and federal government authorities have recently turned their attention toward artificial coloring in foods. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a series of measures in April 2025 to phase out all...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Golden State Crackdown—Unpacking California’s Landmark Food Safety Act

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This month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the California Food Safety Act—a bill targeted at enhancing food safety within California. The law bans the manufacture, sale, and distribution of four food...more

Jones Day

California Becomes the First State to Ban Four Common Food Additives

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With the swipe of a pen, California Governor Gavin Newsom starts the California Food Safety Act countdown to a 2027 statewide ban on four popular food additives. Starting January 1, 2027, companies manufacturing, selling,...more

Fisher Phillips

California Employers Are Now Required to Pay for Food Handler Cards: Your 4-Step Action Plan

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California has long required food handlers in restaurants to obtain certification — and until now, training and testing has been the employee’s responsibility. A new law Governor Newsom approved on October 8, however, shifts...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Prepares First-of-Its-Kind Food Additive Ban in the United States

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Last week, the California legislature approved Assembly Bill 418, the California Food Safety Act (AB 418), which is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom to sign or veto by October 14, 2023....more

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