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Alston & Bird

For Your Consumption | June 2025: Making Light Work of Heavy Metal Claims

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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

Environmental General Counsel PC

CalRecycle Releases New EPR Packaging Regulations: Imminent Compliance, New Exclusions, and Deferred Eco-Modulation Implementation

A lot is going on in the extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging world this month.  Maryland and Washington became the sixth and seventh states respectively to enact EPR packaging laws.  And this week, just a...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 9th Advanced Summit on Food Law Regulation, Compliance and Litigation - April 29th - 30th, Chicago, IL

Attend ACI’s 9th Advanced Summit on Food Law Regulation, Compliance and Litigation to connect and reconvene with industry leaders and acquire invaluable insights to surmount the latest challenges facing the food industry....more

K&L Gates LLP

FDA Affirms Its Decision to Remove 25 Plasticizers From the Food Additive Regulations

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In a continuation of the US Food and Drug Administration's efforts to conduct post-market reviews evaluating the continued use and safety of chemicals authorized in its regulations, the agency is removing decades-old...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Microplastics – A New Litigation Trend

A few years ago, most of us never heard of microplastics. But it is time to learn about them because our clients, including manufacturers and distributors in diverse industries, are increasingly defending microplastic-based...more

DLA Piper

Microplastics Allegations “Don’t Hold Water”: Illinois District Court Tosses Claims Against Bluetriton Brands

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A recent opinion from the Northern District of Illinois may dampen the prospects of plaintiffs seeking to challenge the labeling of bottled water and other beverages based on the alleged presence of microplastics....more

Goldberg Segalla

August Means Back-to-[Microplastics] School

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Plastics are inescapable. They are used in packaging, home supplies, medical devices, and countless other items. Naturally then, over the past several years, and as covered by ELM and GS’s Toxic Tort and Environmental Law...more

K&L Gates LLP

FDA Weighs in on Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Food

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In a development that is expected to complicate many litigation challenges alleging that the presence of low levels of microplastics in food is inherently unsafe, officials from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

California Microplastics Mislabeling Case Dismissed on Preemption Grounds

A nationwide class action lawsuit accusing a bottled water company of misleading customers by selling water allegedly containing microplastics has been dismissed on preemption grounds. The court’s decision looms large in...more

Morgan Lewis - Well Done

From Particles to Policy: Microplastics at the Crossroads of Regulation and Litigation

Rising alarm over microplastics as pollutants has sparked significant attention, stirring public concern and regulatory scrutiny. While there is both a lack of standardized methods for measuring microplastics and no...more

ArentFox Schiff

FDA Reaffirms It Will Not Prohibit Use of Certain Phthalates as Food-Contact Substances

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On July 21, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter denying a request that it reconsider its decision from May 2022 that it would not prohibit the use of eight phthalates as food-contact substances. At...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Bioplastics: Snickers® Candy Bars Have It Wrapped Up

A team of researchers from Yale University, the University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin-Madison just published a study on a durable, biodegradable plastic alternative made 100% of wood. This study is just one...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2020

A California federal court has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an assessment on the effects that could ensue if genetically engineered (GE) salmon escaped aquaculture farms and established...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l June 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Proposed Amendment Would Provide Funds for FDA Oversight of CBD - Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.), in partnership with the Natural Products Association, has reportedly filed an...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l May 2019 #3

L E G I S L A T I O N , R E G U L A T I O N S & S T A N D A R D S - FDA Issues Guidance On “Potassium Chloride Salt” - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance for industry on the use of...more

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