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DLA Piper

Navigating the Advertising Regulation and Enforcement Landscape in China: Key Issues to Watch in 2025

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In March 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in China published a newsletter detailing the government's 2024 enforcement actions against illegal advertisements. According to official statistics, in...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Truth-in-AI and Robo-Deception: How Regulation Is Evolving to Address Deepfakes, Robocalls and More to Avoid the Erosion of...

The rise of generative AI in advertising challenges existing regulatory frameworks and threatens consumer trust. Businesses using AI-generated content must grapple with legal, ethical and practical implications...more

Jones Day

New York's Recipe for Food Marketing: Next Course of Restrictive State Actions?

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A New York Senate bill seeks to amend multiple state laws impacting food and beverage advertising to expand the scope of factors to be considered in determining whether an advertisement is false or misleading....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC postpones effective date for CARS Rule in response to legal challenge

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On January 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) announced that it is postponing the effective date of the Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”) in light of the legal challenge from industry trade...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

EU Institutions to Vote on Greenwashing Ban

On September 19, 2023, the European Parliament and European Council agreed on a proposed set of rules to ban misleading advertisements and enhance product information provided to consumers. “Empowering Consumers for the Green...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

FTC Targets Amazon In Crackdown On ‘Dark Patterns’ Marketing Tactics

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged that Amazon used digital marketing tactics known as “dark patterns” to trick millions of customers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime auto-renewing subscriptions, while...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - May 2023 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Group Petitions USDA to Prohibit ‘Low-Carbon Beef’ Label, Require Verification for Carbon Claims - The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has petitioned the U.S. Department of...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - February 2023

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf announced in a Jan. 31 statement that the agency intends to reorganize its Human Foods Program and Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) after receiving the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - January 2023

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Congressional Notes to FDA - President Biden has signed a spending bill that includes additional funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FTC Requests Public Comment on Refresh of Green Guides, Including Feedback on “Organic” and “Sustainable”

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) is seeking public comments on potential updates to its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides” or “Guides”). The Green Guides are...more

BakerHostetler

Made in USA, Part Two – How Far Back Do You Have to Look?

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Prior to the new year, we blogged about how the Federal Trade Commission’s (Commission) decision to codify its Made in USA (MUSA) guidance into a rule – and the accompanying threat of civil penalties – makes it all the more...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | March 2018 #3

USDA Withdraws Organic Livestock and Poultry Rule - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule withdrawing the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule, leaving existing organic regulations in...more

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