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Is Trouble Brewing for Dietary Ingredients? Court Upholds NYC Kava Ban

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently upheld New York City's prohibition on steeped kava beverages, concluding that steeping kava root in water constitutes the creation of an unapproved "food...more

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Louisiana and Texas Enact New Laws Regarding Food Ingredient Disclosures and School Nutrition

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Louisiana and Texas recently enacted new legislation imposing disclosure requirements on food and beverage manufacturers, as well as new restrictions on ingredients permitted in public school meals. Some changes take effect...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FDA Seeks to Phase Out Synthetic Color Additives

On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major initiative to voluntarily phase out “petroleum-based synthetic dyes” (i.e., synthetic...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Crossover Day Wrap-Up - March 2024

Legislators worked late into the night on Thursday to ensure legislation made the Crossover Day deadline. This #GoldDomeReport offers a recap of all the measures that passed out of the House and Senate and live on to seek...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: December 2023 # 3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Ohio legislators are busy writing a marijuana law. STATES 2.0 makes an appearance in Congress. The Department of...more

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“Fruit Puree” Held a Fair Game First Ingredient in Fruit Snacks Label by California Court of Appeal

The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, recently affirmed judgment in favor of a fruit snack manufacturer who claimed “fruit” was stated to be the first ingredient on a front label but listed “fruit puree”...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FDA Signals a Deliberative Approach to Cannabis at Public Hearing

While it was ostensibly convened to gather scientific input from stakeholders on how to appropriately regulate cannabis-infused products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also used the May 31, 2019 public hearing as a...more

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