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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • State AGs Launch Wave of Lawsuits Over Youth Safety...more
As we have previously discussed, state and federal government authorities are turning their attention toward artificial coloring in foods. Most recently, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law SB 25 targeting the sale of...more
Court Takes a Bite Out of Smartfood Popcorn False Ad But Leaves a Big Portion - Smart plaintiffs will take note of a federal court's concern in reviewing the class action pleadings against PepsiCo's Smartfood Popcorn....more
The regulatory landscape for consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands is shifting, with artificial food dyes emerging as a central focus of both state and federal scrutiny. Recent actions by the federal and state governments,...more
Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Mete Karabas v. TC Heartland LLC, No.1:24-cv-02722-AMD-VMS (E.D.N.Y. – March 11, 2025): The U.S....more
A recent wave of consumer class action lawsuits is targeting food and beverage makers that use "all natural," "no preservatives," or similar labels on their products. One common group of targeted products are those which...more
Texas AG Ken Paxton announced that General Mills, Inc. has agreed to remove artificial dyes from its products to resolve an investigation into the company’s alleged misrepresentations about the health of its products in...more
In the June edition of For Your Consumption, our food & beverage digest of court cases and litigation trends affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, black mold is not gold, cane sugar is not a...more
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that his office is investigating some of the country’s most ubiquitous home brands — including Colgate-Palmolive, Proctor & Gamble, and General Mills — for allegedly...more
Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. John Daly, et al. v. The Wonderful Company, LLC, No. 1:24-cv-01267 (N.D. Ill. – March 3, 2025):...more
The Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) has released its assessment identifying key drivers of childhood chronic disease, including poor diet and aggregation of environmental chemicals. The report...more
In Libman v. Hershey Co., 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 31769(U), (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County May 5, 2025) (here), the motion court was asked to consider whether a front-of-the-package label on the Twizzlers candy wrapper violated General...more
Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Chelsea Garland, et al. v. The Kroger Co., No. 3:24-cv-00240-LL-JLB (S.D. Cal. – February 12,...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced actions to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from foods in the U.S. food supply. In a news release, FDA said...more
On April 10, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a pre-recorded webinar outlining the updated "healthy" nutrient content claim rule. As we previously discussed, the rule will go into effect on April 28,...more
Texas AG Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into WK Kellogg Co. in connection with allegations that the company misrepresented whether its products contained artificial dyes and preservatives in violation of state...more
In the March edition of For Your Consumption, our food & beverage digest of court cases and litigation trends affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, there’s nothing natural about beavers’ anal...more
Late last month, San Francisco resident Kirstin Cobbs initiated a class action lawsuit against poppi after purchasing its product, poppi prebiotic soda, believing the product to be “gut healthy.” Poppi sodas are packaged in...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Commissioner Questions Milk Standards Enforcement - At a speaking engagement, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reportedly expressed that the...more
Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more
Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Class Action Involving Organic Baby Formula - Organic Consumers Association v. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., No. 1:16-cv-00925 (D.D.C.): The Court entered an order granting Defendant’s...more
NOSB Votes to Continue Allowing Hydroponics - The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has reportedly voted to continue allowing food grown in water-based nutrient solutions to be labeled “organic,” rejecting a...more
Truffles are renowned as one of the rarest delicacies in the world. Perhaps not quite as rare, but still fairly uncommon, is the dismissal with prejudice of a false advertising class action without the plaintiffs being...more