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New Texas Legislation on Color Additives – Takeaways for Industry

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

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 07.24.2025

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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: • Latest Texas AG Food Probe Puts Mars in a Sticky...more

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Latest Texas AG Food Probe Puts Mars in a Sticky Situation

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Texas AG Ken Paxton announced that he is investigating Mars, Inc., the maker of products like M&M’s and Skittles, for allegedly engaging in deceptive trade practices in violation of state consumer protection laws when...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israel Competition Authority Intensifies Enforcement Measures and Indicts Schestowitz VP for a Suspected Cartel in the Food Sector

The Israel Competition Authority (ICA) conducted a thorough investigation of the S. Schestowitz Group, an Israeli company in the food and consumer goods sector, due to suspicions the company operated a cartel in the food...more

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States Move Ahead With MAHA Agenda for Ultra-processed Food

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As the Trump Administration considers what actions to take in response to its May 22, 2025 Make Our Children Healthy Again (MAHA) Assessment, state legislatures are taking action to regulate what they consider...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Recent FDA Actions Pose Big Changes and Questions for Health and Food Industries

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Over the first weeks of July 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued several announcements heralding new policies and proposed regulatory changes that could dramatically impact the drug, biologics and...more

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FDA Updates Food Labeling Compliance Program: What It Means for Food Manufacturers

In June 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major update to its General Food Labeling Requirements Compliance Program—the first overhaul of this program since 2010. This program guides FDA inspectors...more

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The State AG Report – 06.26.2025

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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: • All AGs Settle with Purdue Pharma over Opioid-Related...more

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Texas AG Spurs National Reform for General Mills

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Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced that General Mills has agreed to remove petroleum-based artificial dyes from its cereals and school food products throughout the U.S. by summer 2026, and from its entire U.S....more

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General Mills Agrees to Stop Using Artificial Dyes After Texas AG’s Biting Investigation

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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

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Trial Court Strikes Down California’s Prop 65 Acrylamide Warning Requirements

A Federal District Court in California has ruled that Proposition 65 warning requirements for dietary acrylamide are unconstitutional. The California Chamber of Commerce (“CalChamber”) sued five years ago challenging the...more

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Court Finds Requiring Prop. 65 Warnings for Acrylamide in Food is Unconstitutional

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On May 2, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a landmark ruling in California Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta, Case No. 2:19-cv-02019, holding that Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) warning...more

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New Federal Court Decision Holds Proposition 65 Warnings Are Not Required Where There Was No Scientific Consensus on the...

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In an important decision under California’s Proposition 65, a federal court recently ruled that businesses cannot be required to provide a product warning under Proposition 65 where there is no scientific consensus on whether...more

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Texas AG Has No Taste for Kellogg’s Alleged Misrepresentations about Artificial Dyes

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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

Morgan Lewis - Well Done

The Future of Artificial Colors in the US Food Supply Is Not So Bright

Only weeks after being confirmed, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary has advised food companies to remove artificial colors from their food products. He recently met with several major food brand...more

Venable LLP

[Event] 11th Advertising Law Symposium - March 20th, Washington, DC

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Venable's AdLaw Symposium is back! Please join us in our Washington, DC, headquarters for this highly anticipated event focused on providing you with the information you need to promote your brand with confidence....more

Morgan Lewis - Well Done

Navigating FDA from 2024 into 2025 Human Foods Program

FDA Restructures its Food Resources Although there were a number of significant new regulations, the most significant food industry change in 2024 was the overhaul of how FDA structures itself to regulate foods generally....more

Clark Hill PLC

Red Dye No 3: Old Data Induces New Ban

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On January 16, 2025 the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued notice requiring manufacturers to reformulate their products removing Red Dye No. 3 by January 15, 2027 for food (21 CFR §74.303) and January 18, 2028...more

DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - September 2024 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - September 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued updated guidance on substantiating animal-raising and environment-related labeling claims on meat and poultry products. In the...more

Venable LLP

Tuna Price-Fixing Summary Judgment Decision Is a Warning to Private Equity

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A private equity firm and its investment advisor are facing trial over claims they participated in a price-fixing conspiracy for canned tuna carried out at their portfolio company, Bumble Bee tuna. The judge overseeing the...more

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FDA Releases Public Inventory of Unapproved Food Additives

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a public inventory on July 12, 2023, of certain food ingredients that the agency has determined are unsafe because they are unapproved food additives that are not Generally...more

The Volkov Law Group

Food Company Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $19.2 Million for Manufacturing Under Unsanitary Conditions

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The Justice Department has a long-record of criminal prosecutions of companies for manufacturing food products under unsanitary conditions.  In recent years, DOJ has prosecuted Blue Bell Ice Cream, Chipotle, ConAgra Grocery,...more

Alston & Bird

$19 Million Criminal Penalty Levied Against Food Manufacturer Serves as a Stark Reminder of the Importance of Food Safety...

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A salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds brought the largest criminal penalty ever imposed following a criminal conviction in a food safety case. Our Food & Beverage and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The FASTER Act: What Companies Need to Know about the New Food Allergy Law

While the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act (FASTER Act) only makes a minor change to add sesame as a major food allergen, it signals the government’s intent to closely examine food allergen...more

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